The forest covers 95.3 square kilometers (36.8 square miles) and is likely mainly comprised of spruce or hemlock. The trees were able to survive becoming encased in ice thanks to a layer of gravel about 1.2 - 1.5 meters (4-5 feet) thick which protected them as a glacier moved over it.
The team plans to return to the site and collect more samples, in order to learn more about ancient forests on Earth.
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Photo via: Jamie Bradshaw, via The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Research and Science (Official)
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