Tag: wollemi
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Mystery of ‘living fossil’ tree frozen in time for 66 million years finally solved
Live Science has a story about the Wollemi pine. Thought extinct, the Wollemi pine was “rediscovered” in 1994 by some hikers near Sydney, Australia. Wollemia nobilis is pretty much unchanged since the Cretaceous Peiod. A group of scientists from Australia, the US, and Italy have recently published the plant’s genome. The genome gives insight into…
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NPR: Aussie Firefighters Save World’s Only Groves Of Prehistoric Wollemi Pines
NPR has a story about the state of the only natural groves of Wollemi Pines. Thought to be extinct the Wollemi Pines were “discovered” in the wilds of Australia back in 1994. It was a lifesaving mission as dramatic as any in the months-long battle against the wildfires that have torn through the Australian bush.…
