An important tree fossil discovered at Devon Cove
According to municipal leaders, a "groundbreaking" fossil has been found in a portion of south Devon. According to the Torbay Council, Dr. Kevin Page discovered the lycopsid fossils—trees thought to be roughly 377 million years old—while surveying Saltern Cove, which is located close to Paignton and is a part of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark. According to the council, huge trees that formerly helped produce coal were descended from lycopsids, which resembled palm trees. The discovery was described as a "won...