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Cycling - Ride to a rare fossil forest lying on the banks of the Stura river. This extraordinary site was exposed in year 2000 when abudant rainfall had the swollen river to carve the limestone sediments that preserved large tree trunks and stumps for three million years.These are Glyptostrobus Europaeus, now extinct, kin to the North American sequoia. These fossils are incredibly preserved and still have flexible fibers, the wood even burns. Simply unbelievable. Specimens have been rescued and transfered to a museum in Torino but on-site conservation proves impossible, therefore authorities decided to leave it up to nature's will. The river will keep performing the erosion work and while some fossils will be washed away, some others will surface. This track leads to an easily accessible awesome feature while further self-guided exploration is required to spot others.Photos: See all pictures and videos from Cycling - Fossil Forest
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