Palm tree-like cycads were abundant, as were conifers such as araucaria and pines. Ginkgoes carpeted the mid- to high northern latitudes, and podocarps, a type of conifer, were particularly ...

Conifers and ginkgoes exploded in diversity during the Jurassic Period, 201 to 145 million years ago. Today only a small fragment of the species that existed back then remain. We’ll be planting the ...

The Petrified Forest preserves more than just petrified ancient trees; there are also ferns, ginkgoes, cycads, and plenty of other plants from the Late Triassic. Petrified Forest National Park ...

Pterosaurs, a group of flying reptiles, took to the air. On firm ground, moss, liverwort, and ferns carpeted forests of conifers, ginkgoes, and palm-like cycads. Spiders, scorpions, millipedes ...

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Folks are invited for free to join the Arboretum Docent Kevin Schofield for a tour of Peters Hill, home to white pines, dawn redwoods, bamboo, ginkgoes, larches, and a truly magnificent crabapple ...