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New geological archive discovered: Fossilised wood reveals 300 million years of Earth’s history
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Instanz: TeilenTeilen:New geological archive discovered: Fossilised wood reveals 300 million years of Earth’s historyDr. Kathrin Kottke Stabsstelle Kommunikation und ÖffentlichkeitsarbeitUniversität Münster24.07.2026 10:34Fossilised wood from the Kyffhäuser Mountains in northern Thuringia in Germany has proved to be a previously unknown geoarchive.
Many people are familiar with fossilised wood as a decorative item from the museum shop.
Together, these sites constitute one of the most extensive occurrences of fossilised wood in the Northern Hemisphere.
If the subsequent uplift to the Earth’s surface is taken into account, this period extends to as much as 300 million years.
As fossilised wood occurs in many rock formations worldwide, this opens up a valuable source of information.