A groundbreaking chance discovery in southwest England in the Hangman Sandstone Formation revealed the world’s oldest fossilized forest. Dating back 390 million years, these ancient trees help grow ...

Melanie Border, Geopark Coordinator, emphasized, “Our Devonian age rocks have only ... A new perspective on its prehistoric landscape, revealing a complex history of volcanic islands and vegetation.

These 400-million-year-old structures may belong to a completely extinct branch of life. Prototaxites in an Early Devonian landscape, approximately 400 million years ago. Painting by Mary Parrish, ...