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Scientists Discover the Oldest Identified Land Fungus, About 635 Million Years Old – Science Times

The oldest evidence of land fungus may be a “wee microfossil” that’s roughly more than 630 million years old. It was recently discovered in a cave in southern China….

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Recently discovered in a cave in southern China, is the seemingly oldest evidence of land fungus may be a “wee microfossil” that’s roughly more than 630 million years old.
According to a Science Live report, “Too small to be seen with the naked eye,” this remarkable discovery pushes back the occurrence of terrestrial fungus by approximately 240 million years to a period also identified as “snowball Earth” when this planet was locked in ice between 750 million and 580 million years back.
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