[Rockhounds] Weird ancient tree from before dinosaurs found in New Brunswick, Canada, quarry

[Paul]

Rare 3D fossils show that some early trees had forms unlike any you've 
ever seen
Cell Press, February 2, 2024, ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240202114758.htm

Weird ancient tree from before dinosaurs found in Canadian quarry
Before age of dinosaurs, plants experimented with bizarre forms,
discovery shows. Emily Chung · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2024
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tree-fossil-1.7102888

The open access paper is;

Robert A. Gastaldo, Patricia G. Gensel, Ian J. Glasspool, Steven J. Hinds,
Olivia A. King, Duncan McLean, Adrian F. Park, Matthew R. Stimson, Timothy
Stonesifer. Enigmatic fossil plants with three-dimensional, 
arborescent-growth
architecture from the earliest Carboniferous of New Brunswick, Canada.
Current Biology, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.011
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.011
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00011-3

Yours,

Paul H.