Researchers discovered more than 30 dead whitebark pine trees that were entombed in ice for millennia, representing a bygone ecosystem that could teach us about climate change

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Thawing tundra reveals ancient fossilized forest in Montana

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past

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Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest buried in the Rocky mountains

An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last 5,500 years encased in alpine tundra. But as temperatures continue to warm, researchers say the ecological evidence hints at what may eventually return to the region. Montana’s Beartooth Plateau in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the Rocky Mountains has remained covered in frozen tundra for thousands of years. But dur…

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In the Rocky Mountains, ancient trees have been revealed by melting ice patches.

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A Prehistoric Forest Has Hidden In The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem For 6,000 Years

5,400 years ago, pine trees died because the climate cooled. Ice covered the wood. Now global warming is exposing the trunks in the Rocky Mountains again.

Vor 5400 Jahren starben Kiefern ab, weil sich das Klima abkühlte. Eis bedeckte die Hölzer. Nun legt die Erderwärmung die Stämme in den Rocky Mountains wieder frei.

Fund in den USA: Jahrtausendealte Kiefern schmelzen aus dem Eis der Rocky Mountains

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Discovery in the USA: Millennia-old pines melt from the ice of the Rocky Mountains

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Melting Ice Reveals Remains of 5,900-Year-Old Trees in Wyoming, Uncovering a Long-Lost Forest

exposed white bark pine Gregory Pederson Melting ice in the Rocky Mountains has led to the discovery of a 5,900-year-old white bark pine forest. Scientists discovered more than 30 trees during an archaeological survey on Wyoming's Beartooth Plateau at about 3,100 meters above sea level, 180 meters above the current tree line. This, he says, [...] Source The post Ancient forests hidden beneath the Rocky Mountains emerge as ice melts. appeared fir…

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Ancient forests hidden beneath the Rocky Mountains emerge as ice melts.

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable ancient forest trapped beneath layers of ice for thousands of years, revealing critical clues about the climate’s dramatic swings over millennia. Found high up in the Rocky Mountains, this forgotten woodland has remained hidden beneath an icy shield—until now. Researchers from Montana State University (MSU) stumbled upon the remains of […] The post A Lost Forest Hidden Beneath Ice for 6,000 Years Is Changin…

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A Lost Forest Hidden Beneath Ice for 6,000 Years Is Changing What We Know About Earth's Climate

“Melting ice reveals millennia-old forest buried in the Rocky mountains Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists’ attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a “time capsule” into the past” Melting ice reveals millennia-old … Continue reading →

Melting Ice in Wyoming Reveals 5,900-Year-Old Forest

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