Million-year-old forest discovered in E. China

时间：2007-06-21 08:05:48

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HEFEI -- Chinese scientists have discovered a petrified1 forest believed to date back one to two million years in east China's Anhui Province. The 200-square-meter forest, in which the trees has turned into silica, was discovered in Xianyu Mountain, Dongzhi County. Some of the petrified tree stood as tall as 3.5 meters and were 1.2 meters in diameter, said She Xianbing, an official with Dongzhi tourism bureau. Scientists with Nanjing Institute of Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, says the forest are the fossilized remains2 of pine and cypress3, China fir and apricot trees. She says the forest will help scientists better understand the formation of the earth, prehistoric4 climate and vegetation. The petrified forest was buried in silica until recently when rains washed away the top soil and exposed the remains of the trees.
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1 petrified 2e51222789ae4ecee6134eb89ed9998d     
adj.惊呆的；目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆，使惊呆；变僵硬；使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句：
  • I'm petrified of snakes. 我特别怕蛇。
  • The poor child was petrified with fear. 这可怜的孩子被吓呆了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 cypress uyDx3     
n.柏树
参考例句：
  • The towering pine and cypress trees defy frost and snow.松柏参天傲霜雪。
  • The pine and the cypress remain green all the year round.苍松翠柏，常绿不凋。
4 prehistoric sPVxQ     
adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的
参考例句：
  • They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
  • It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

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