A prehistoric forest grows in Brunei | Penn State University

tl;dr Borneo's endangered rainforests are biodiversity hotspots that have existed for at least four million years, according to a new leaf fossil study led by Peter Wilf.

Interesting read! My sister was a biology major (though she studied ant species in Brunei for her thesis) she did also in depth studies of the biodiversity in Brunei's forests and jungles! If I recall her saying it correctly, the biodiversity in Brunei's greenery alone accounts of 3% of Earth's overall biodiversity and it's mainly due to the rich concentration of dipterocarps!

Good read 👍🏻

Who knows there are some new species of dinosaurs here.

I wonder if we have some old, undiscovered animals still living in the forests like how new species of mussels were discovered last year? Like, an animal that had laid dormant and finally shakes the earth as it wakes up 🦕