In 1994 as David Noble was taking his usual hike in Wollemi National Park. He came across an unusual species. This species would give David a name in history. As it was later determined that what he had found was a rare, unknown tree. The discovery is particularly significant in being a previously unknown genus whose closest relatives are fossils from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, between 200 million and 65 million years ago. Read more about this discovery on the now known Woleemi Pine.
David and I have exchanged email and he has given me permission to use his pictures! Thanks so much David! Folks if you want to see him in action as he climbs through caves, mountain climbing, and much much more visit his page! The addy is just below this picture of him!

As David was walking or should I say climbing? He got his claim to fame. The tree was in a secluded gorge within Wollemi Park, surrounded by sandstone cliffs. It grows to a height of 35 meters with a trunk diameter of over one meter. It is related to the Hoop Pine and Norfolk Island Pine. This new founded species is now known as the "Wollemi Pine".