An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

Earth's first large land organisms—tree trunk-like beings that stood up to 26 feet tall—weren't early fungi but, rather, ...

Learn about Prototaxites, a bizarre group of prehistoric organisms that fall within an unknown lineage of extinct life.

A 370 million-year-old fossil found in Scotland is an entirely new form of life which towered 26ft tall, scientists have confirmed.

What *is* this thing? It's one of biology's greatest mysteries. The post Scientists Intrigued by Unfamiliar Life Form ...

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

Researchers studying exquisitely preserved Scottish fossils say Prototaxites represents an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage - a “new form of life” in the sense that it does not fit into known major ...