The oldest fossil mushroom.

A new fossil mushroom is described and illustrated from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of northeast Brazil. Gondwanagaricites magnificus gen. et sp. nov. is remarkable for its exceptional preservation as a mineralized replacement in laminated limestone, as all other fossil mushrooms are known...

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Main Authors: Sam W Heads, Andrew N Miller, J Leland Crane, M Jared Thomas, Danielle M Ruffatto, Andrew S Methven, Daniel B Raudabaugh, Yinan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5462346?pdf=render