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But TLDR; we now have bacteria/fungi that can break down lignin, but those bugs didn't exist when woody plants first appeared, so the wood wasn't broken down and it fossilised.
Bugs will eat the lignin now, so no more coal ever again.
(simbosanliked your link on, Sun 11 Aug 2024, 9:32,
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And these lignin-eaters are all high temperature extremophiles?
They'd all survive the Venusification of the Earth?
(brbLearn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sun 11 Aug 2024, 15:00,
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