Her most famous diorama recreated the living fossil seed fern forest from the Devonian period in what is now Gilboa, New York.[1] This model truly solidified her reputation as an excellent paleontologist.[8] This was possibly the first-ever diorama about early life anyone had created.[11] This acclaimed diorama was named the Gilboa Fossil Forest after where it was located, as well as what Goldring used to piece together the layout of this diorama. In 1850 and 1920 in Gilboa, New York, petrified wood and fossilized rocks, respectively, were found[3] and in 1920, Goldring studied them and eventually identified them to be the fossils of seed ferns.[10]