[NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS quarry

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Hi All,                        Mar 10, 2016
    I wonder if this is just some lark.=20
    The statement ""The fossils show that wildfires raged through the =
earliest pine forests and probably shaped the evolution of this =
important tree." seems like a rather large extrapolation from one =
charred twig.=20
    My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only =
offshore and consisting of clay, silica sand and (sometimes) lignite.=20
    It is possible that some Cretaceous exposures on land have been =
discovered since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in =
shales (lignite perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ?=20
    As to the name of the pine it would appear to be Scorched Pine. At =
one time abundant in Scorched Land; called Scotland after they all the =
pines there got scorched off.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS =
quarry


  Interesting article Ken !

  =E2=80=9CDr Falcon-Lang plans to return to the quarry this summer to =
recover more specimens.=E2=80=9D

  It would be interesting to know when he comes and then learn of the =
location =E2=80=93 could it possibly  be CB or Cumberland Co where coal =
has been mined ?? Would nt he need permission to remove fossils from NS =
or is that grandfathered  from 5years ago .

  Is there a diff between Scots Pine and Scotch Pine ?? we have scotch =
pine in NS do we not ??

  db

  From: Ken J MacAulay=20
  Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:22 PM
  To: mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Subject: [NatureNS] Fossil of oldest pine tree discovered in NS quarry

  Apparently this was discovered five years ago and has only now been =
analyzed.  There is no mention of the location of the quarry in the =
article.
  http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35767640
  Ken MacAulay
  Port Mouton, NS
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<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I wonder if this is just some lark. </DIV>
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fossils show that wildfires raged through the earliest pine forests and =
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My 1994 geology map of Nova Scotia shows Cretaceous exposures only =
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It is possible that some Cretaceous&nbsp;exposures on land have been =
discovered=20
since then but plant fragments could be preserved only in&nbsp;shales =
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perhaps) and why would shale be quarried ? </SPAN></DIV>
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As to the name of the pine it would appear to be Scorched Pine. At one =
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abundant in Scorched Land; called Scotland after they all the pines =
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