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How The Redwoods Became The Tallest Living Things On Earth

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China's living fossil discovery

misslily The dawn redwood was thought to be extinct until scientists found it in China in 1941.

The three modern redwood cousins

misslily Today, only three distinct redwood species survive in isolated pockets of the world.

Fun Facts

Fun Fact

Redwood age: Some individual giant sequoias can live for over 3,000 years, making them older than the Roman Empire.

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What major climate event restricted redwoods to their current isolated habitats?

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What is unique about the leaves of the dawn redwood compared to other redwoods?

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In which country was the dawn redwood fossil record first matched to a living tree?

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How many distinct redwood species exist in the world today?

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Where is the native habitat of the tallest coast redwoods today?

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Which redwood cousin is famous for having the most massive trunk by volume?

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Which redwood species was rediscovered alive in China in 1941 after being thought extinct?

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What prehistoric animals lived alongside ancestral redwoods 150 million years ago?

Glosario

Glossary

redwood (noun)
A tall coniferous tree of California that is valued for its durable reddish wood. Fossil records show that ancestors of these giants coexisted with dinosaurs during the Jurassic period.

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Which redwood cousin would you plant?

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misslily The dinosaur era forests

misslily The climate refuge of the Pacific coast

misslily China's living fossil discovery

misslily The three modern redwood cousins

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