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

The Paleozoic era's Silurian period saw animals and plants finally emerge on land. But first there was a period of biological regrouping following the disastrous climax to the Ordovician.

Ever since their discovery more than 165 years ago, massive fossilized structures left by an organism known as Prototaxites ...

“It is a good example that shows the plant’s simple structure with no roots or leaves.” Unearthed from stratum from the Silurian Period near Prague, the fossil is comprised of a furcate stem ...