The oldest fossil mushroom

Sam W. Heads; Andrew N. Miller; J. Leland Crane; M. Jared Thomas; Danielle M. Ruffatto; Andrew S. Methven; Daniel B. Raudabaugh; Yinan Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178327

The oldest fossil mushroom

Sam W. Heads
, Andrew N. Miller
, J. Leland Crane
, M. Jared Thomas
, Danielle M. Ruffatto
, Andrew S. Methven
, Daniel B. Raudabaugh
, Yinan Wang

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e0178327
Journal	PloS one
Volume	12
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178327
State	Published - Jun 2017

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