What is Wattieza?
Q: What is Wattieza?
A: Wattieza is the earliest known tree whose fossils were found in New York State.
Q: How tall were Wattieza trees?
A: Wattieza trees stood at least 8m (34ft) tall.
Q: What does the crown of Wattieza unite with?
A: The crown of Wattieza discovered in 2005 was united with its root and trunk, known since 1870.
Q: What were Wattieza's relatives?
A: Wattieza was a cladoxylopsid, a close relative of modern ferns and horsetails.
Q: When did Wattieza live?
A: Wattieza lived in the mid-Devonian, about 385 million years ago.
Q: How did Wattieza reproduce?
A: Wattieza reproduced with spores and had fronds rather than leaves.
Q: What were the "Gilboa stumps" previously described as?
A: The "Gilboa stumps" had been previously described as Eospermatopteris, although the complete plant remained unknown.
