fungal fossil evidence dinosaur extinction decomposing material

Fungi became much more common in fossils after the dinosaurs died

Fungal fossils become much more common around the mass extinction 65 million years ago that killed most dinosaurs. One possible reason is that enormous amounts of dead plant and animal material suddenly became available for fungi to break down.

The Emishi were not one single ethnic group

The historical Emishi cannot simply be treated as the same people as the Ainu. At least some Emishi were related to the Ainu and spoke Ainu languages, but the name “Emishi” originally covered people who shared a separate culture and political identity rather than one single ethnic group.

Medieval Islamic hospitals had wards, pharmacies, and patient records

Hospitals in the Islamic world developed separate wards, pharmacies, written patient records, and organized hygiene. Many of these features would still look familiar in a modern hospital. Medical books also helped carry some of this knowledge into Europe.

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fungal fossil evidence dinosaur extinction decomposing material

Fungi became much more common in fossils after the dinosaurs died

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