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University of Alabama: Troublesome Trees - Spread of Forests Contributed to Ancient Extinction
June 19, 2019
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, June 19 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:

Evidence from ancient rocks in north Alabama show the Earth's first forest spread rapidly, likely contributing to a mass extinction of shallow marine life some 370 million years ago.

Findings outlined in Scientific Reports by researchers from The University of Alabama and their international colleagues provide geochemical evidence for the oldest forests in southeast . . .

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