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Gilboa Fossil Forest. Coordinates: 42°23′48.98″N 74°27′7.84″W. Gilboa tree fossil ( Wattieza) Gilboa Fossil Forest, New York, United States, is a petrified forest and one of the oldest known forests. [ 1][ 2] Located near the Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County, New York, the region is home to tree trunks from the Devonian period.
The Methuselah Grove in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is the location of the "Methuselah", a Great Basin bristlecone pine that is 4,856 years old. [7] It is considered to be the world's oldest known and confirmed living non- clonal organism. It was temporarily superseded by a 5,062 year old bristlecone pine discovered in 2010.
This is a list of areas of existing old-growth forest which include at least 10 acres (4.0 hectares) of old growth. Ecoregion information from "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World". [1] (NB: The terms "old growth" and "virgin" may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old-growth forest for more information.)
Scientists working in southwest England have found the oldest fossilized forest known on Earth, according to a new study. Fossilized trees dating back 390 million years are world’s oldest Skip ...
The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /) [2] is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia.The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh (formerly read as Sumerian "Bilgames" [3]), king of Uruk, some of which may date back to the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100 BC). [1]
United Kingdom. Language. Silent. Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Northern England on 14 October 1888. [1] It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.
Leave No Trace. (film) Leave No Trace is a 2018 American drama film directed by Debra Granik. The film is written by Granik and Anne Rosellini, based on Peter Rock 's 2009 novel My Abandonment, which is based on a true story. The plot follows a military veteran father (Ben Foster) with post-traumatic stress disorder who lives in the forest with ...
Daintree Rainforest. Coordinates: 16°12′S 145°24′E. Panorama of the rainforest, 2013. The Daintree Rainforest, also known as the Daintree, is a region on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about 105 km (65 mi), by road, north of the city of Cairns. Whilst the terms "Daintree Rainforest" and "the Daintree" are not officially ...