One billion year old fungi found is Earth’s oldest

PARIS, France – Scientists have unearthed fossilized fungi dating back up to one billion years, in a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how life on land evolved, research showed Wednesday. For decades, the earliest known fungi — organisms such as mushrooms, mold and yeast — was thought to have appeared on earth around half a billion years ago. But recent fossil specimens unearthed in Canada and analyzed using the latest dating technology appear to push back fungi’s arrival to the earliest rea