Dinosaur-era plant found alive in North America for 1st time
A green alga, named Lychnothamnus barbatus, whose only known record of existence in the Western Hemisphere was from Argentinian Cretaceous-era fossils, has been found near the lakes of North America. The alga is known to inhabit areas of Europe and Australasia. Notably, the samples of the algae were taken from 14 lakes across Wisconsin.