Palm Fossils from Subarctic Canada Imply Ice-Free Winters 48 Million Years Ago

Palm Fossils from Subarctic Canada Imply Ice-Free Winters 48 Million Years Ago

Palm trees of the tribe Trachycarpeae once thrived in what is now subarctic Canada, according to an analysis of fossilized phytoliths — microscopic siliceous structures produced in specific tissues by many plant families — from Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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