A 2011 discovery in the Canadian province of New Brunswick uncovered the earliest known plants to have grown wood, approximately 395 to 400 million years ago. Wood can be dated by carbon dating and in some species by dendrochronology to make inferences about when a wooden object was created. COUNT 4
QSN1 What year were the earliest plants that grew wood discovered? ANS1 2011 QSN2 In which Canadian province were the oldest woody plants found? ANS2 New Brunswick QSN3 If dendrochronology can't be used, what method would scientists employ to date wood? ANS3 carbon dating QSN4 How many millions of years old were the plants that were discovered in New Brunswick? ANS4 395 to 400