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Scientists have confirmed that a 26ft tall, tree-trunk-shaped organism, first discovered in Scotland in 1843, isn't a fungus or plant, but an entirely distinct evolutionary branch of life (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago

My Hero! Thanks for posting!

Hmm, preprint, submitted 2025 March 17, appears to be taking a while to get past the review process to full publication. It's fascinating how much we've learned to tell about biological processes by looking at the fossilization end products.