科学家发现世界最古老的森林 追溯到385亿年前 靠近纽约开罗 Scientists find world's oldest forest, dating back 385 million years, near Cairo, New York.

世界最古老的森林估计为3.85亿年,是在首都地区靠近纽约开罗的一个废弃采石场发现的。 The world's oldest forest, estimated at 385 million years old, was discovered in an abandoned quarry near Cairo, New York, in the Capital Region. 这一发现是在2019年发现的, 比在纽约吉尔博亚发现的最古老的化石高出300万年。 This discovery, made in 2019, surpasses the previously oldest fossils found in Gilboa, New York, by 3 million years. 古老的森林位于普莱特基形成区,据信曾经覆盖过纽约和宾夕法尼亚州部分地区。 The ancient forest, located in the Plattekill Formation, is believed to have once covered parts of New York and Pennsylvania.