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Fungi existed before plants, and definitely before plants evolved to the point of being what we'd consider trees. In fact, we find large fungi fossils that once
by Rooster61 11mo ago
Fungi existed before plants, and definitely before plants evolved to the point of being what we'd consider trees. In fact, we find large fungi fossils that once likely lined the landscape like trees do now.
- junon 11mo agoJust fact checked this. TIL, for some reason I thought plants came before fungi.
- codesnik 11mo agoI think idea was that fungi for some time couldn't consume lignin in fallen trees.
- Razengan 11mo ago[flagged]
- Akronymus 11mo agoLichens pretty much were what created the first terrestrial organic material. Which in turn became soil for mosses which then built up the soil layer more and so on Pretty neat.