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When did the first forests appear on land?
Quick Answer
The first forests appeared about 385 to 390 million years ago, in the Devonian period.
The Full Story
The earliest forests appeared in the Middle Devonian, around 385 to 390 million years ago. These were not modern forests, but dense communities of tree-sized plants with primitive roots and trunks. Famous fossil sites, such as the one at Gilboa in New York, show some of the earliest forest structures on Earth. These forests played an important role in soil formation, climate change, and the expansion of terrestrial ecosystems.
Key Facts
1.First forests: about 385–390 million years ago
2.Gilboa, New York is a famous early forest fossil site
3.Forests helped shape soils and climate
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