Canadian tundra formerly covered in rich forest: Ancient plant fossil record shows

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) at The Archaeology News Network - 2 days ago

The heady aroma of magnolia blossoms and lotus flowers might have wafted to your nostrils if you had gone for a walk 56 million years ago in the lush green forest which covered Canada's northernmost islands. Christopher West hunts for fossils using a rock hammer to split apart shale on Ellesmere Island [Credit: Markus Sudermann]Now covered in ice and snow, present-day Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg islands in Nunavut were once home to a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]