Millions of years before the first trees grew their canopies and the earliest insects buzzed, a strange organism sprouted ...

Scientists then leaned towards it being a giant fungus, but the classification remained uncertain. A 2007 study even ...

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric ...

Prototaxites, an extinct organism from the Devonian period, has been thought to be a fungus since its first fossil was ...

Paleontologists are marveling over a unique fossil of a specimen that pre-dated the dinosaurs, according to new research.

Chemical analysis suggests the 400-million-year-old fossil Prototaxites was neither plant, animal or fungus – hinting at a ...

A 444-million-year-old fossil named "Sue" preserves internal organs of Keurbos susanae, raising questions about arthropod ...

Scientists discovered a 400-million-year-old fossil known as Prototaxites, which does not belong to any known life form ...

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named "Sue" ...