Billion year old fungi found. Pioneering life on land it seems :thumb_up:
Authors expect more ancient fungi to be discovered with this technique.
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Non scientific personal note: Fungi, whose spores may survive space seem to help life colonize the surface of a planet. They may also help expand and grow brains. Seems like a great combo to make folks like us pop up.
Authors expect more ancient fungi to be discovered with this technique.
Early fungi from the Proterozoic era in Arctic Canada - Nature
Morphological, ultrastructural and spectroscopic analyses identify a fungal affinity for microfossils in shale from Arctic Canada, which pushes back the date for this kingdom to 1,010–890 million years ago.
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Non scientific personal note: Fungi, whose spores may survive space seem to help life colonize the surface of a planet. They may also help expand and grow brains. Seems like a great combo to make folks like us pop up.
Thanks for posting!