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February 09, 2015

Amber fossil links earliest grasses, dinosaurs and fungus
Corvallis OR (SPX) Feb 10, 2015
A perfectly preserved amber fossil from Myanmar has been found that provides evidence of the earliest grass specimen ever discovered - about 100 million years old - and even then it was topped by a fungus similar to ergot, which for eons has been intertwined with animals and humans. Ergot has played roles as a medicine, a toxin, and a hallucinogen; been implicated in everything from disease epidemics to the Salem witch trials; and more recently provided the hallucinogenic drug LSD. Apparentl ... read more

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