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Friday, 4 December 2015

Now just find me a master wizard of the house Telvanni...

Now just find me a master wizard of the house Telvanni...

Originally shared by Eli Fennell

Meet the Giant Mushroom 'Trees' of Ancient Earth

Before tall trees covered the Earth, there was fungus, and it turns out, some of those fungi grew to a remarkable height.  There were mushrooms taller than your house dotting the landscape.

Basically, the primordial Earth looked a lot like that Giant World level in Nintendo's Super Mario.  And you thought you were just trying to rescue a princess.

#FungusAreAmongUs   #Science
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-before-trees-overtook-the-land-earth-was-covered-by-giant-mushrooms-13709647/

1 comment:

  1. Did they find on top a fossil of a giant caterpillar with a hookah?

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