Oldest Fossil Mushroom found to date is from Brazil

[Plantguy]

FYI.....Amazing....

 

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.

 

Heads SW, Miller AN, Crane JL, Thomas MJ, Ruffatto DM, Methven AS, et al. (2017) The oldest fossil mushroom. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0178327. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178327

 

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0178327

[doushantuo]

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[TqB]

Fantastic! - I reckon this should be pinned...