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How dinosaurs, fungi, and plants evolved together
Dinosaurs had a complex relationship with fungi and plants. We explore whether dinosaurs ate psychedelics, if they aided plant evolution, and even a carnivorous fungus.
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Dinosaur of the day Jeholornis, the first known bird to eat fruit.
Some of the main topics in this episode:
The psychotropic fungus ergot in the Cretaceous
Fungi in dinosaurian…
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