Dorset’s Fossil Forest: A Jurassic Landscape Preserved by Microbial Fossilisation

The Fossil Forest in Dorset, England, preserves tree stumps from the late Jurassic period through unique microbial fossilisation. Found along the Jurassic Coast, these remains showcase the ancient Protocupressinoxylon cypress species and offer insight into prehistoric ecosystems. Rising sea levels submerged the forest, but microbes encased the roots in calcium carbona…

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