A unique fossil of a three-dimensional tree could offer insight into the earliest stages of forest understory development.
A tree fossil resembling a character from Dr. Seuss, with its wide crown and slender trunk, may provide a glimpse into the distant past. This 3-D rendering represents a 350 million-year-old specimen, distinguished by its rare preservation of both trunk and leaves, shedding light on a poorly understood period in plant evolution. Unearthed in New…