For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, toward the end of the Devonian period. Considered living historical ...

The first ammonoids also arose during the Devonian. Related to octopuses and squid, these marine animals survived until the end of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago. Plants began ...

"The Devonian period fundamentally changed life on Earth," says Davies. "It also changed how water and land interacted with each other, since trees and other plants helped stabilize sediment ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new species, Zosterophyllum baoyangense, from the Lower Devonian of Guizhou Province, reveals divergent life-history strategies in early land plants. This ...

"This could potentially be the first record of a Devonian desert island with trees." Geopark coordinator Melanie Border said the fossil could open a "new chapter" of changing environments and ...