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Amber-encased plant could be oldest known grass: Specimen may also preserve a Cretaceous-aged hallucinogen

Amber-encased plant could be oldest known grass: Specimen may also preserve a Cretaceous-aged hallucinogen

George Poinar analyzed amber from Myanmar. He discovered it may contain the oldest fossilized grass specimen, which may also be infected with ergot, a fungus.

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