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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.

New fossil suggests ‘zombie ants’ were around 48 million years ago

September 27, 2017 Philip Pinzone

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, Photo by Danny Newman. — *Ophiocordyceps unilateralis,* Photo by Danny Newman.

New fossil evidence gives us a glimpse into Earth's ecological 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.

Ancient edition of FUNGI FRIDAY!!! A mushroom preserved in amber?

June 2, 2017 Philip Pinzone

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LatentStyleCount… — A 99-million-year-old *Palaeoagaracites antiquus* (a,b) found in Burma. From Cai et al. 2017.

A mid-Cretaceous, 99-million-year-old mushroom and even older beetles found in Burmese amber paint a vivid picture of Earth's past.