Weird ancient tree from before dinosaurs found in Canadian quarry

Forests of giant, scaly-stemmed club mosses once rose from ancient swamps in Atlantic Canada. But fossils found in a New Brunswick quarry show some trees that grew among them were even stranger — more like the truffula trees in Dr. Seuss books than any tree that exists today. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2024-02-02 17:09:03 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-24 09:52:27 UTC ]
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Some of the Best Stories from a Century of Weird Tales (That You Can Read Online)

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[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-17 09:56:46 UTC ]
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Author Chelsea Hodson Founds a New Press, Rose Books

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Top-selling Canadian cookbook author Jean Paré dies in Edmonton at age 95

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[ CBC | 2022-12-27 15:54:46 UTC ]
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Canadian journalist’s memoir accused of depicting sexual assault as consensual

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[ The Guardian | 2022-12-08 14:58:26 UTC ]
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Why Christmas Trees Don’t Belong in Libraries

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[ Book Riot | 2022-12-07 11:33:00 UTC ]
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Livres Canada Books: 50 Years Supporting Canadian Publishing

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-14 09:53:38 UTC ]
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