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Fossil dating back 410 million years joins museum collection.
A 410-million-year-old fossil of a giant prehistoric organism which once loomed over north-east Scotland has been added to the collections of National Museums Scotland (NMS).
The example of Prototaxites was discovered in a sedimentary deposit near the village of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire.
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The Prototaxites fossil was discovered in a sedimentary deposit near the village of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire

Prototaxites fossil from Aberdeenshire joins museum collection

Researchers say the fossil found in Aberdeenshire is neither plant nor fungus as previously thought.
Ken Gibson (BBC News)
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