They discover an ancient “underground forest” in China that could contain species never seen before

A team of scientists discovered an ancient forest at the bottom of a giant karst sinkhole. According to experts, the crater is 192 meters deep and 150 meters wide. And although this is really fascinating, the biggest surprise is that inside the pit there is the possibility of living species never seen before.

Last Friday, May 6, the expedition carried out by the team of the Institute of Karst Geology of the Geological Survey of China, a group which commanded an exploration of the territory, was completed.

In fact, The scientists had headed to the Guangxi Autonomous Region, near the village of Ping’e in southern China.due to the huge crater they saw on satellite images.

When they arrived at the place, the group of researchers descended more than 100 meters and walked for several hours. until you reach the bottom of this magical place.

Chen Lixin, team leader, told the Chinese media Xinhua what inside they found a “primitive forest” and some of the plants were up to their shoulders.

Lixin stressed that it would be nothing new to find unknown species: “I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that there are species found in these caves that have never before been reported or described by science.”

The answer is yes. depending on the medium Deutsche Wellewith this, the number of sinks amounts to 30 and are known as “tiankeng” which means ‘Heavenly Pit’.

Also, this region of China is known for having geological features that form huge craters. According to the portal lifesciencebecause of these places earned the region “UNESCO World Heritage designation”.

George Veni, director of the National Institute for Cave and Karst Research, told the website WordsSideKick.com that “in China there is an incredibly spectacular karst, with huge sinkholes and gigantic cave entrances, etc.”

“In other parts of the world you walk through the karst and you don’t really notice anything,” he added. These types of pits can also be found in Mexico and Papua New Guinea.. In most cases they function as water sources.