Before trees even existed, there were massive mushrooms that could be up to 8 meters tall. These were the prototaxites. Their lives and demise remain a mystery to this day.
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Showrunner: Andres Salazar
Host: Tasha The Amazon
Editors: Jason Byrne
DOP: Taylor Moyle
Writer: Lauren Greenwood
Examining the world of plants and fungi.

00:00:00: Why Giant Mushrooms Stopped Ruling The Earth00:00:40: Overview of Prototaxites (Devonian period)00:01:35: Land life during the Devonian00:02:18: Debate over Prototaxites' classification00:04:34: Explanation of carbon absorption in fungi00:05:41: Extinction theories of Prototaxites
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