Did Rainforests Once Grow in a Frozen Wasteland?

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By Ken Ham

When we think rainforests, we think tropical, sunshine (and lots of it), and frequent rains. We don’t think of frigid winds, bone-chilling temperatures, and icy seawaters. But that’s where the remains of a fossil rainforest were found—on the continent known for penguins instead of tropical parrots: Antarctica!

A new study found tropical fossils, similar to the current flora in New Zealand’s South Island, in Cretaceous layers.

Now, this isn’t the first time the remains of seemingly out-of-place organisms have been found on the southernmost continent. But a new study found tropical fossils, similar to the current flora in New Zealand’s South …read more

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