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Examining the fossils preserved in amber, scientists came to the conclusion that even in the time of the dinosaurs there was ergot, then There is a product that is the source of LSD. So today you can imagine some brontosaurus addicted psychedelics.
Scientists have proven that in a modern animal under the influence of ergot can occur dysfunctions, appear hallucinations, impaired coordination of movements. However, judging by everything, dinosaurs have consumed it for millions of years – and nothing!
Scientists suggest that dinosaurs could avoid ergot, or she did not act on them to the same extent as on modern animals. So, fossil expert George Poinar (University Ohio) believes that sauropods simply could not help but eat such grass, however, most likely, she did not drug them exposure to too much.
But thanks to this find, the researcher continues, we today we can more clearly predict the diet of a person who still consumes this plant, albeit in modified option. This is wheat, corn, rice …
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