Prehistoric Plants: Ferns, Fossils, & Fuel

“Knowledge of what sort of vegetation covered the earth millions of years before man first appeared has reached an extraordinary accuracy. We now have information in this field which to many persons only a generation ago would have seemed unattainable.” This sentiment is relevant now as it was when Adolf Carl Noé wrote this treatise a century ago. Learn more about his perspective on ferns, fossils, and fuels, as well as the history of plant life on earth.