Prompt: Around 420 to 370 million years ago, during the Late Silurian and Devonian periods, Earth’s landscapes looked strikingly alien.
Vascular plants were still small and sparse, with simple mosses, liverworts, and early ferns carpeting the ground. Towering over them were enigmatic giants known as Prototaxites.
These organisms formed massive trunk-like structures reaching up to eight meters tall and one meter wide, making them the largest land life-forms of their era.
Long debated by scientists, fossil evidence now strongly supports that Prototaxites were giant fungi, possibly massive mushrooms or lichen-like forms.
Composed of interwoven microscopic tubules, they likely functioned as decomposers, breaking down organic matter in a world without true forests.
Their imposing presence shaped early terrestrial ecosystems, providing structure and possibly microhabitats for invertebrates.
For tens of millions of years, these fungal behemoths dominated before arborescent plants evolved woody stems and roots, eventually outcompeting them.
The rise of trees transformed the planet’s atmosphere, soils, and biodiversity. Prototaxites fossils, found across ancient continents, offer a vivid glimpse into a forgotten chapter when mushrooms ruled the land, reminding us how profoundly life on Earth has changed.
Dream Level: is increased each time when you "Go Deeper" into the dream. Each new level is harder to achieve and
takes more iterations than the one before.
Rare Deep Dream: is any dream which went deeper than level 6.
Deep Dream
You cannot go deeper into someone else's dream. You must create your own.
Deep Dream
Currently going deeper is available only for Deep Dreams.
