Prototaxites

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title: Prototaxites
text: Prototaxites is an extinct genus of terrestrial fungi dating from the Late Silurian until the Late Devonian periods. Prototaxites formed large trunk-like structures up to 1 metre (3 ft) wide, reaching 8 metres (26 ft) in length, made up of interwoven tubes around 50 micrometres (0.0020 in) in diameter, making it by far the largest land-dwelling organism of its time. The taxonomy of Prototaxites has long been the subject of debate. It is widely considered a fungus, but the debate is ongoing. Its
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description: Extinct genus of fungi
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototaxites
date created: 2007-04-23T20:15:49Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T19:39:49Z
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