Evidence of 600-million-year old fungi-algae symbiosis discovered in marine fossils
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2005-05-17
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Virginia Tech. University Relations
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Researchers from China and the United States have found evidence of lichen-like symbiosis in 600-million-year-old fossils from South China. The previous earliest evidence of lichen was 400-million-years-old, discovered in Scotland. The discovery also adds to the scarce fossil record of fungi and raises new questions about lichen evolution.