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China's southwestern karst landscape is pockmarked with dozens of enormous sinkholes that look like they were made with a cookie cutter — and scientists keep finding new ones.
www.inkl.comSinkhole has trees as tall as 131ft with species possibly not been seen before
www.independent.co.ukCave explorers stumbled upon a prehistoric forest at the bottom of a giant sinkhole in South China earlier this month. Sinkholes such as these are also known in Chinese as Tiankeng, or "Heavenly pit."
www.thearchaeologist.orgSpecies unknown to science could be hiding in this gaping hole.
www.livescience.comExplorers in China have uncovered a giant sinkhole in Guangxi province, revealing an ancient world hidden beneath the earth's surface.
greekreporter.comThe sinkhole spans an area nearly three football fields long and is deep enough to hide the Washington Monument. Explorers descended into the pit, where they found ancient trees and other plant life.
www.npr.orgThe Xiaozhai Tiankeng stands as the textbook example of what happens when karst processes are given perfect working conditions.
www.earth.comHidden beneath China's rugged landscapes, giant sinkholes shelter ancient forests and possibly undiscovered species, offering a glimpse into a lost world untouched by time.
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