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Re:Scientists discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Green... by Rastonbury on Thursday March 18, 2021 @02:35AM (#26500149)
Why does the discovery of plants show that ice melted more recently?
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Re:Scientists discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Green... by mkl on Thursday March 18, 2021 @05:41AM (#26500963)
It's not the existence of the plants, it's the dating of the rocks' last exposure to sunlight with isotopes. The plants show it was quite a bit warmer and lasted for quite a while.
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