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Pretty crazy to imagine. large swaths of land with layers and layers of fallen trees
by hanniabu 3y ago
Pretty crazy to imagine. large swaths of land with layers and layers of fallen trees
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoMost of them would have broken down, it's not like giant piles of logs. Think more "heavily wooded bog"
- Loughla 3y agoThe weather still breaks down dead plant matter, even without fungi or insects, I think?
- M95D 3y agoYes, it turned to mud, then oil.
- 1970-01-01 3y agoIf there was oxygen, it still burned. One lightning strike would be enough to wipe the ground clean.
- londons_explore 3y agoThere was much less oxygen back then.
- Tagbert 3y agoThis was the Carboniferous age when oxygen levels are thought to have been up to 35% as opposed to 21% now. Most trees probably grew in swampy areas and the water they fell into would have been lower in oxygen. The material would have built up in the water and mud.