A Yale professor came across a piece of petrified wood believed to have come from Southbury, leading to the discovery of a new genus (or family) and species of conifer: a tree, now extinct, that grew 200 million years ago. Jump to original: Arts | Connecticut: From the Age of Dinosaurs, Hard Clues ; ;Related ArticlesObservatory: Ancient Bird Had Some Feathers Just for ShowDot Earth Blog: In Urbanization Update, U.N. Sees Tokyo Atop Megacities List Until 2030Matter: Hope for Frogs Facing a Deadly Fungus ;
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