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First modern tree takes a bow in Moroccan desert


First modern tree takes a bow in Moroccan desert
In Morocco, tree fossils have been found buried beneath the desert. The fossils indicate that millions of years ago, a tree called Archeopteris which looks like a modern tree but has a different system of reproducing, was the most abundant tree in the world and had a major effect on the earth's atmosphere and ecology. During the period when Archeopteris was most plentiful, oxygen levels in the atmosphere rose as carbon dioxide levels fell. These trees also added nutrients to streams and their root systems helped to enhance soil chemistry.
27 APRIL 1999

27 APRIL 1999

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