However, it is unlikely that these fossils truly represent fungi.
These fossils represent the earliest known human presence in the Caucasus.
Most fossils represent mineralized material such as bone or shells.
The fossils could represent an entirely new species of hominids, or human ancestors.
As Fortey notes, fossils represent a biased and eccentric sample of life's story.
So, if these fossils don't represent actual metazoans, there's a good chance that the organisms here set the stage for them.
These fossils represent life as it occurred in this area some 65 million years ago.
The fossils in question have to show progressive growth in the animal or plant that the fossil represents.
During these early tests, it was assumed that the fossils represented a variety of males and females.
A 380-million-year-old fossil of one species represents the oldest known example of live birth.