Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago

An enigmatic fossil uncovered seven years ago in a New Brunswick quarry has been found to reveal an extinct tree with a narrow trunk and a top like a pompom, a remnant from a time before dinosaurs walked the Earth.

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