Giant, #Ancient Life Form Doesn’t Fit Into Any Known Branch of Life
Scientists have debated where #Prototaxites belong in tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it might represent a whole new branch.
Researchers analyzed #fossil of Prototaxites species called Prototaxites taiti and concluded that it belonged to now-extinct lineage of multicellular #terrestrial #eukaryotes (organisms, including all animals and plants, whose cells contain a nucleus).
https://gizmodo.com/giant-ancient-life-form-doesnt-fit-into-any-known-branch-of-life-2000582118