The spruce tree is said to be one of the survivors of the Jurassic era, more than 145 million years ago is now threatened with extinction.
Spruce That Outlived Dinosaurs, Endangered
The monkey puzzle tree, a type of evergreen tree that grows to a diameter of 1--1.5 meters and a height of 30--40 meters, is now threatened with extinction. Scientists believe the tree's unusual features, namely spiny leaves and intricate scaly branches, were the result of evolution as a defense against long-necked dinosaurs. This evergreen tree is said to be one of the survivors of the Jurassic era, more than 145 million years ago, CNN reported, Thursday, August 18, 2022. The cultivated araucaria araucana grows in gardens and parks around the world, but in the wild, this species grows only along the slopes of the Patagonia volcanoes in Chile and Argentina. Fires, land clearing, overgrazing, and logging have shrunk the temperate forests where the endangered tree grows. Its large seeds are also a valuable food source for an endemic bird species: the austral parakeet. The green parrot, which is in a flock of about 15 birds, flies from tree to tree to find a home during the breeding seaso…
