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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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[โ€“] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"new lifeform that became extinct around 370 million years ago"

[โ€“] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

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