Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world
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Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers discovered evidence of a 90-million-year-old rainforest near the South Pole, suggesting average temperatures were around 12 degrees Celsius. The finding challenges climate models and suggests higher carbon dioxide levels during the mid-Cretaceous period.
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- Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world Imperial College London · Apr 1, 2020 · first to report
- New discovery: Evidence for a 90-million-year-old rainforest near the South Pole Northumbria University · Apr 1, 2020
- A sensational discovery: Traces of rainforests in West Antarctica Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research · Apr 1, 2020