The oldest fossil mushroom

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Authors

Sam W. Heads · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Andrew N. Miller · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

J. L. Crane · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

M. Jared Thomas · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Danielle M. Ruffatto · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Andrew S. Methven · Savannah State University

Daniel B. Raudabaugh

Abstract

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 from amber inclusions. Gondwanagaricites represents the oldest fossil mushroom to date and the first fossil mushroom from Gondwana.

Topics & Keywords

Plant Diversity and Evolution Plant and animal studies Plant Parasitism and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 12, Issue 6, pp. e0178327-e0178327

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178327

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