Revealing the fascinating aspects of Taman Negara

Nature’s wonders: Simply stating the age of Taman Negara to be 130 million or even 45 million years suggests its continuity and timelessness. View of Taman Negara in Jerantut, Pahang. – NIK NAIZI HUSIN/The Star

ON Aug 22, QuickCheck (software library) verified the age of the Taman Negara rainforest as being 130 million years, making it one of the oldest rainforests in the world.

If we follow the scientific record, we will indeed find that Peninsular Malaysia had emerged from the sea about 130 million years ago as part of a large continent that geologists call Sundaland.