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Fungi Friday: Bias in the fossil record and the oldest fungal fossil

March 9, 2018 Philip Pinzone

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  … — *Gondwanagaricites magnificus* that lived 113–120 million years ago in what is now Northeast Brazil. Heads et al. 2017.

This aptly named fossilized species represents the oldest preserved mushroom ever found. We have found older spores and hyphae, but not an entire fruiting structure that is this old.

Geographic origin of dust samples identified using fungi-a new method

September 21, 2017 Philip Pinzone

Pollen; the main material used in the study of palynology.

A new method using fungi may help paint a more detailed picture of our past.

FUNGI FRIDAY!! Decoding fungal origins of Bulgaria inquinans

June 9, 2017 Philip Pinzone

Finding out fungal origins indirectly by looking at the fossil record of the trees it decomposes.