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Ryan McDougall

Fossil of dead-end branch of life which became extinct to go on display

The prototaxites fossil was found in Aberdeenshire (Neil Hanna/PA) -

A fossil from a lifeform which once towered over the ancient landscape is to go on display at the National Museum of Scotland.

Prototaxites, which grew to more than eight metres tall, belonged to an “entirely extinct evolutionary branch of life”, scientists believe.

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