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Amber fossils reveal how ancient Australian landmass helped seed Southeast Asia's tropical forests

A landmass that broke away from northwestern Australia about 150 million years ago and drifted north for the next 100 million years helped lay the foundations for Southeast Asia's extraordinarily diverse tropical forests, new research has revealed.

Amber fossils reveal how ancient Australian landmass helped seed Southeast Asia's tropical forests
Image: Phys.org
A landmass that broke away from northwestern Australia about 150 million years ago and drifted north for the next 100 million years helped lay the foundations for Southeast Asia's extraordinarily diverse tropical forests, new research has revealed.

Originally published at Phys.org

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