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Apparently they looked something like this https://i.imgur.com/PcEixHo.png https://i.imgur.com/PcEixHo.png More https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&sa=1&q=P
by user3939382 4y ago
Apparently they looked something like this https://i.imgur.com/PcEixHo.png https://i.imgur.com/PcEixHo.png
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- klyrs 4y agoAround the same era, there were giant horsetails too -- up to 30m tall! https://www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2015/5/21/ancient-equisetum https://www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2015/5/21/ancient-equ...
- lproven 4y agoNot 'til much later, which is the point of the piece. When prototaxites ruled, the next tallest thing was ~6cm.
- cubefox 4y agoI wonder though how plausible this "trunk only" appearance is. What would the biological function of that trunk in the life cycle of prototaxites supposed to be? Modern fungi have heads, I think to spread spores.
- amflare 4y agoTemperature control maybe? The ground is a pretty good insulator all things considered, so if the organism is producing more heat than it can shed into the soil, protrusions into the air like this may help.
- csomar 4y agoThat scenery looks like something from a Rick and Morty episode.