Scientists digging south of Denver say they have uncovered evidence of a lush and vibrant rainforest that emerged surprisingly soon after the asteroid collision that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

Instead of a 10 million year recovery period, it is now thought that it only took 1.4 million years!

What is more interesting is the tree fossils with a 6 metre diameter, and that the rainforest that re-emerged did not contain the same species that were mostly wiped out.