Prototaxites
fossil fungus genus
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evolution and phylogeny of fungi
- In fungus: Evolution and phylogeny of fungi
…terrestrial plantlike fossils known, called Prototaxites, which were common in all parts of the world throughout the Devonian Period (419.2 million to 358.9 million years ago), are interpreted as large saprotrophic fungi (possibly even Basidiomycota). Fossils of Tortotubus protuberans, a filamentous fungus, date to the early Silurian Period (440 million…
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