What if some ancient life forms didn’t belong to any known group — plant, animal, or fungus? Dive into the mystery of Prototaxites, a prehistoric giant that defies classification. This discovery challenges everything we thought we knew about ancient life forms and reveals a forgotten chapter of Earth’s biology. Credit:<br />CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0:<br />Fuligo septica var.candida: By Henk Monster, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60145091<br />CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0:<br />Prototaxites apex: By G.J. Retallack, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48796185<br />Slime mold: By Shirokikh125, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71251032<br />CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0:<br />Ediacaran fossils: By Mahmound Reza Majidifard, Marc Laflamme, Seyed Hamid Vaziri - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23442-y, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160324807<br />CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5:<br />Charnia: By Smith609, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17603788<br />DickinsoniaCostata: By Verisimilus, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3262792<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV <br />Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Our Social Media: <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official <br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en <br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other): <br />https://www.depositphotos.com <br />https://www.shutterstock.com <br />https://www.eastnews.ru <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
