Thuchomyces (sometimes mistakenly called “Thucomyces”) is a genus of Archean fossils from the Witwatersrand of South Africa, and is the earliest macroscopic land life known. The generic name derives from thucholite, the carbonaceous material which Thuchomyces is preserved in, and the Ancient Greek word "myces", meaning "fungus".
Thuchomyces (sometimes mistakenly called “Thucomyces”) is a genus of Archean fossils from the Witwatersrand of South Africa, and is the earliest macroscopic land life known. The generic name derives from thucholite, the carbonaceous material which Thuchomyces is preserved in, and the Ancient Greek word "myces", meaning "fungus".
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