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> unrotted dead plants That happened with trees because cellulose was new, but I don't think there would be an issue with plants which cells have been around f
by comboy 3y ago
> unrotted dead plants
That happened with trees because cellulose was new, but I don't think there would be an issue with plants which cells have been around for a long time.
But maybe I'm missing something in which case I'm happy to learn.
- astrange 3y agoI was looking this up yesterday and apparently there's evidence against it. https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/lack-fungi-did-not-lead-copious-carboniferous-coal/ https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/lack-fungi-did-not-lea...
- comboy 3y agoOh, thank you. Now I'm confused to be honest, I've encountered lignin theory stated as a fact in a few books and I have no basis to tell who's right. Why does it always have to be "it's complicated".