Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994. Scientists are now hoping to reintroduce the species in the wild in a conservation effort that could take centuries.
  • @[email protected]English
    5•9 months ago

    First sentence “Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994.” Contradicts the clickbait title.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•9 months ago

      Also, per Wikipedia, the paleontological evidence indicates it evolved within the past 10 million years, and is only somewhat similar to fossils from the Cretaceous