Rare fossilized cypress trees found in Hungary (Reuters) / Friday, November 21, 2008

Rare fossilized cypress trees found in Hungary (Reuters)

July 31, 2007

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Hungarian scientists look at a group of fossilized swamp cypress trees or Taxodium trees preserved in an open-cast lignite mine in the northeast of Hungary in this picture taken July 16, 2007. The trunks of the trees were preserved in a remarkable condition, standing at 4-6 metres tall and 1.5-3 metres in diameter just as they were in the late Miocene geological period 8 million years ago. Picture taken July 16, 2007. (Otto Herman Museum/Reuters)Reuters - Hungarian scientists said on Tuesday
they have discovered a group of fossilized swamp cypress trees
preserved from 8 million years ago which could provide clues
about the climate of pre-historic times.