Prototaxites taiti’ was not a fungus but an extinct eukaryotic lineage, a study reveals, resolving a mystery that as perplexed experts for centuries.
Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.
Some 400 million years ago, long before dinosaurs or even trees had evolved, an enigmatic organism towered over the landscape like a prehistoric monolith. Now, new research makes the case that the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's impression of what Prototaxites may have looked like 400 million years ago. - Matt Humpage Some 400 million years ago, ...