科学家在苏格兰的一个化石中发现了一个407亿年前的植物菌群伙伴关系,揭示了早期的土地殖民化。 Scientists discovered a 407-million-year-old plant-fungus partnership in a Scottish fossil, revealing early land colonization.

科学家们发现了最早已知的证据表明,在苏格兰的40.7亿年古老的化石中,存在植物-蘑菇伙伴关系,暴露出一种对早期土地殖民化至关重要的共生关系。 Scientists have found the earliest known evidence of a plant-fungus partnership in a 407-million-year-old fossil from Scotland, revealing a symbiotic relationship crucial for early land colonization. Aglaophyton majus植物的化石含有一个新命名的真菌Rugosososporomoyces lavoisieraee,其结构表明营养交换——可能供应的fungi矿物,植物提供糖。 The fossil, of the plant Aglaophyton majus, contains a newly named fungus, Rugososporomyces lavoisierae, with structures indicating nutrient exchange—fungi likely supplied minerals, plants provided sugars. 先进的成像技术证实了丛枝，这是菌根共生的关键标志，提供了迄今为止最清晰的化学和结构证据。 Advanced imaging techniques confirmed arbuscules, key signs of mycorrhizal symbiosis, offering the clearest chemical and structural proof to date. 这个发现于2025年11月在新生理学家杂志上发表, 强调真菌在早期陆地生态系统中的重要作用, The discovery, published in New Phytologist in November 2025, highlights fungi’s vital role in early terrestrial ecosystems and advances understanding of life’s transition to land.