Lichens Were Already Widespread in Early Devonian, Enigmatic Fossils from Brazil Show

Oct 30, 2025 - 11:15
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Lichens Were Already Widespread in Early Devonian, Enigmatic Fossils from Brazil Show
Morphology and internal structures of Spongiophyton nanum. Image credit: Becker-Kerber et al., doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw7879.

Paleontologists have identified the 410-million-year-old specimens of Spongiophyton nanum from the Ponta Grossa Formation in the Paraná Basin of Brazil as one of the oldest and most widespread lichens from the fossil record.

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