Tag Archive for 'Byttneriophyllum'

Wataria stumps and Byttneriophyllum bed at a Miocene-period locality in Japan. The largest Wataria stump is an individual #1 with a trunk about 1.37-m in diameter. Image credit: Nishino et al., doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37211-z.

Paleontologists Unearth Miocene Fossil Forest in Japan

Jul 24, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have discovered an exceptionally well-preserved monodominant forest of the wood fossil-species Wataria parvipora at a Miocene locality...