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Topic:
Fungi
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When
Stuff Happened
Mold Spores Emerge
Fungi Evolution
~590 Million years ago (+/- 30 million)
Fungi
Timeline
Opisthokonts: True Posterior Flagellum
Fungal Evolution
~1.15 Billion Years Ago (+/- 50 million)
12 unique amino acids + glycogen energy storage + True Posterior Flagellum
Fungi
Timeline
Hyphae break rock
Fungal Evolution
~480 MYA (+/- 20 million)
Filamentous growth (hyphae); terrestrial colonization
Fungi
Timeline
Bacterial Endosymbiosis: Origin of Eukaryotes
Evolution
~1.9 Billion years ago (+/- 100 million)
Bacteria are added to eukaryote ancestor cells
Fungi
Timeline
First True Fungi: Chytrids (and living fossils)
Fungi Evolution
~600 Million years ago (+/- 20 million)
Sperm-like reproduction to spread seed to new soil.
Fungi
Timeline
Fungal Survivors of Extinction
Fungal Evolution
~252 MYA (Permian–Triassic boundary)
Massive fungal proliferation after extinction
Fungi
Timeline
Triassic–Jurassic Extinction: Volcanoes Open the Age of Dinosaurs
Evolution
~201 Million Years Ago
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions
Fungi
Timeline
The P-T Extinction
Evolution
251,902,000 years ago (+/- 900 years).
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions in Siberia
Fungi
Timeline