Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno

Ancient fern savannahs may have transformed parts of Triassic Europe into a wildfire-prone landscape during the end-Triassic mass extinction. New fossil evidence, reported by ScienceDaily, suggests the ferns repeatedly regrew after fires, each time creating fresh fuel that prolonged the devastation.

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