"There simply aren"t (or very few) other fossil forests around where you have all the stumps, from big, right down to small and tree ferns, plus the logs," said Pole of Curio Bay"s importance on a world scale. "In that sense, it"s pretty well unique. Plus, the fact that two stone-throws away, there is a remnant of living forest, with (very broadly speaking) relatives of the fossils."