{"id":615452,"date":"2009-12-28T20:05:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T01:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2009\/12\/29\/fossil-dung-fungus-helps-disprove-rapid-extinction-of-mammoths\/"},"modified":"2009-12-28T20:05:28","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T01:05:28","slug":"fossil-dung-fungus-helps-disprove-%e2%80%98rapid-extinction%e2%80%99-of-mammoths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/615452","title":{"rendered":"Fossil Dung Fungus Helps Disprove \u2018Rapid Extinction\u2019 of Mammoths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecoworldly.com\/files\/2009\/12\/woolly_mammoths-2_mauricio_anton.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5251\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/ecoworldly\/files\/2009\/12\/woolly_mammoths-2_mauricio_anton-500x320.jpg?resize=500%2C320\" alt=\"woolly_mammoths_mauricio_anton\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>When you&#8217;re a paleontologist seeking to solve an ancient mystery&#8211;in this case, the demise of Ice Age &#8216;megafauna&#8217; like Woolly Mammoths and Giant Sloths&#8211;you sometimes have to get down and dirty. 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