In a groundbreaking scientific feat, researchers have managed to resurrect the oldest plant ever recorded, beating the previous record holder by a staggering 30,000 years. The plant in question, Silene stenophylla, was grown from seeds dating back an astonishing 32,000 years, originating from the Pleistocene epoch. This remarkable discovery began in 2007 when a team of … [Read more...] about Scientists Revive 32,000-Year-Old Plant Right Out of the Pleistocene
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Stupendemys: The Largest Freshwater Turtle that Ever Lived
Stupendemys is an extinct genus of freshwater side-necked turtle, belonging to the family Podocnemididae. It is the largest freshwater turtle known to have existed, with a carapace over 2 meters long. Its fossils have been found in northern South America, in rocks dating from the Middle Miocene to the very start of the Pliocene, about 13 to 5 million years ago. In this article, … [Read more...] about Stupendemys: The Largest Freshwater Turtle that Ever Lived