Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Mystery fossil is a fungus

Mystery fossil turns out to be giant fungus (Reuters)

Prototaxites, a giant, prehistoric fossil, originally thought to be a conifer, is uncovered in Saudi Arabia in an undated photo. A chemical analysis has shown that the 20-foot-tall organism with a tree-like trunk was a fungus that became extinct more than 350 million years ago, according to a study appearing in the May issue of the journal Geology. (University of Chicago/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Scientists have identified the Godzilla of fungi, a giant, prehistoric fossil that has evaded classification for more than a century, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


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