Once The Mushrooms Were Taller Than Trees

Scientists have identified the Godzilla of fungi – a giant, prehistoric fossil that has evaded classification for more than a century.

A chemical analysis has shown that the 6-metre-tall organism with a tree-like trunk was a fungus that became extinct more than 350 million years ago.

Theoretically it means that 350 million years ago, when the newly evolved trees were just 1 foot (0.3 meter) in height, the landscape was dominated by giant 20 foot (6 meters) tall mushrooms.

source: newscientist