Fossil study: World's oldest fossil may have exposed how life recovered from Ice Age
Arrows in k denote associated larger spheres. (Image: Nature/Andrew Czaja) READ MORE The new microfossil’s date seemingly supports the emerging idea some fungi-like organisms left the oceans for a life on land even before plants. Some experts even suggest this swift adaptation might have been in some way responsible for catalysing Earth’s sudden recovery from such a tumultuous ice age. Dr Tian Gan, Virginia Tech College of Science geobiologist, said: “If our interpretation is correct, it will be helpful for understanding the paleoclimate change and early life evolution.” Fungi’s ear...