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Ant agriculture began 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs

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Ant agriculture began 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs.

Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History analyzed genetic data from hundreds of species of.

species of fungi and ants to craft detailed evolutionary trees.

Ants have been practicing agriculture and fungus farming for much longer than humans have existed.

The study also includes authors affiliated with the University of Utah , the Royal Botanic Gardens , Kew .

The research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Washington , D.C. and the Carl Zeiss Foundation .

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