The oldest fossil mushroom

作者：Sam W. Heads, Andrew N. Miller, J. L. Crane, M. Jared Thomas, Danielle M. Ruffatto, Andrew S. Methven, Daniel B. Raudabaugh, Yinan Wang · 发表于：PLoS ONE · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.1371/journal.pone.0178327 · 被引用次数：27 · 研究领域：Plant Diversity and Evolution、Plant and animal studies、Plant Parasitism and Resistance

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.