The oldest fossil mushroom.
Sam W HeadsAndrew N MillerJ Leland CraneM Jared ThomasDanielle M RuffattoAndrew S MethvenDaniel B RaudabaughYinan WangPublished in: PloS one (2017)
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.
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