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Why Giant Mushrooms Stopped Ruling The Earth


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Before trees even existed, there were massive mushrooms that could be up to 8 meters tall. These were the prototaxites. Their lives and demise remain a mystery to this day.


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Showrunner: Andres Salazar


Host: Tasha The Amazon


Editors: Jason Byrne


DOP: Taylor Moyle


Writer: Lauren Greenwood



Examining the world of plants and fungi.


00:00:00: Why Giant Mushrooms Stopped Ruling The Earth
00:00:40: Overview of Prototaxites (Devonian period)
00:01:35: Land life during the Devonian
00:02:18: Debate over Prototaxites' classification
00:04:34: Explanation of carbon absorption in fungi
00:05:41: Extinction theories of Prototaxites

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See show notes: https://inlet.fm/animalogic/episodes/67d886a41b8b3c3b242a389c

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