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cm0002@lemmy.world to Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 21 days ago

Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs

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Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs

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Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs | CNN
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Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a fly with parasitic fungi bursting from their bodies.
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    Well, time for a new spin on Jurassic Park.

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    Ah, so they found evidence that the thing that currently exists has been around for at least 99 million years.

    Neat!

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