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🦀 Maryland Once Had a “Floating Forest” of Cypress Trees

Deep beneath parts of the Chesapeake Bay, scientists have discovered an ancient underwater forest—often called a “ghost forest.” These are preserved bald cypress trees that date back over 50,000 years, from a time when sea levels were much lower.

• The trees were buried and preserved by shifting sediments
• Storms and erosion have recently exposed them again
• Some still have visible bark and structure, almost like time froze

It’s like a prehistoric forest hidden under water—right off the Maryland coast. Pretty wild to think there’s an ancient landscape sitting beneath one of America’s most famous bays.