Unlike most plant fossils from the Jurassic era, this particular fern was very well-preserved. Upon closer inspection scientists found that some of the fern's cells still had their individual ...

The fossil was found in a volcanic deposit in southern Sweden. It belongs to a group of plants called the royal ferns (technically, the Osmundaceae). The group, which includes a number of ...

After 180 million years buried in volcanic rock in the southern tip of Sweden, a recently discovered fern fossil looks almost as good as new. The matchbox-sized fossil is among the best ever ...

Pryer of Duke University in Durham, N.C. Ferns dominated many ancient landscapes for more than 150 million years. The fossil record suggests that the diversity and abundance of ferns sharply ...

Researchers in Sweden have unearthed a 180 million year old fossilised fern in near pristine condition. The fossil, found in a bed of volcanic rock, was so well preserved that microscopic analysis ...