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Topic:
Fungi
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When
Stuff Happened
Cenozoic Era: Age of Mammals & Birds
Evolution
66.04 million years ago to the present.
66 Million years: From extinction to society.
Fungi
Timeline
Triassic–Jurassic Extinction: Volcanoes Open the Age of Dinosaurs
Evolution
~201 Million Years Ago
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions
Fungi
Timeline
Hyphae break rock
Fungal Evolution
~480 MYA (+/- 20 million)
Filamentous growth (hyphae); terrestrial colonization
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Mesozoic Era: Age of Dinosaurs
Evolution
From 251.902 to 66.0 million years ago.
186 Million years: Dinosauria reigned from extinction to extinction.
Fungi
Timeline
Prokaryotic Life
Evolution
3.73 Billion Years Ago (after LUCA)
Membrane and metabolic diversity.
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Unikonts: Single-Motor flagella Reform
Animal-Fungi Evolution
~1.3 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million)
Transition to a Single Flagellum
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Archaea Diverge
Evolution
3.73 Billion Years Ago (shortly after LUCA)
Ether-linked membranes and distinct genetic machinery
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Fungi Ancestors Split Off: (aquatic Holomycota)
Fungi Evolution
~950 Million Years Ago (+/- 50 million)
External digestion + chitin cell walls
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