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Tropical plants discovered in Tasmania’s ancient Polar Forest

Miriam Slodownik at the Lowana outcrop credit Gregory Jordan
Posted on Sep 3 2024 by Rhiannon Koch

New remains of a 53-million-year-old polar forest have been unearthed near Macquarie Harbour in western Tasmania, unveiling previously unknown ancestral origins of rainforest plants in the southern polar region.

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