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20m years old unique petrified tree discovered in Lesbos Published On 20m years old unique tree found undamaged in Lesbos LESBOS (Dunya News) – 20 million years old petrified tree has been found intact in Lesbos. Professor of geology at the University of the Aegean, Nikolas Zouros said, “The tree is unique,” he said. “To discover it so complete and in such excellent condition is a first. To then discover a treasure trove of so many petrified trunks in a single pit was, well, unbelievable.” “The more we discover the more we understand past ecosystems. The first forests that we know of were subtropical, a far cry from the Mediterranean vegetation on Lesbos today,” he added. ....