Editing Daintree National Park (section)

==Flora==
Much of the national park is covered by tropical [[rainforest]].<ref name="xqnp"/>  The [[Daintree Rainforest|Greater Daintree Rainforest]] has existed continuously for more than 110 million years, making it possibly the oldest existing rainforest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forest-monitor.com/en/daintree-the-worlds-oldest-rainforest/|title=Daintree – the world's oldest rainforest|author=Rafał Chudy|website=www.forest-monitor.com|date=27 January 2020 |access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Tracey, J. G. (John Geoffrey) | author-link=Geoff Tracey | author2= Webb, L. J. (Leonard James) | author-link2=Leonard Webb (academic) | title=Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North Queensland | publication-date=1975 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32548723?q&versionId=39580343}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Stanton, J.P. (James Peter) | author-link=Peter Stanton| author2= Stanton, D.J. (David James) | title= Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion | publication-date=2005  | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34910924?q=exact_creator%3A%22Stanton+J+P+James+Peter+1940%22&c=book&versionId=43312763}}</ref>
The persistence of this rainforest is believed to be a product of a fortuitous [[continental drift]]; after the breakup of its parent supercontinent a portion drifted toward the pole to become [[Antarctica]], disturbing ocean currents and becoming quite chilly, while other portions were moved to hotter and drier locations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Is The Oldest Forest In The World?|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-oldest-forest-in-the-world.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=WorldAtlas|date=5 December 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> The rainforests of the parent continent preserved its climate, and so also its original trees. Tree species, once thought to be long extinct, have only relatively recently been discovered here.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daintree National Park {{!}} Alliance of National Parks|url=https://national-parks.org/australia/daintree|access-date=2021-09-05|website=national-parks.org|language=en}}</ref>