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- Title
- Fossil mushrooms <em>Protomycena electra</em> Hibbett, Grimaldi, & Donoghue gen.
- Author
- David Grimaldi
- Keywords
- Amber, Archaeomarasmius, Basidiomycetes, Evolution, Fossil Fungi, Paleomycology, Protomycena, Tricholomataceae
- Description
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- Protomycena electra Hibbett, Grimaldi, & Donoghue gen. et sp. nov. (Fungi Basidiomycota). This mushroom was found in Dominican amber and is ~15-30 million years old. It is remarkable not only for its exquisite preservation, but also for its striking morphological resemblance to extant mushrooms in Mycena and other Tricholomataceae. Protomycena is one of only three known fossil mushrooms.
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- Collection
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Paleomycology and Paleobotany
- End User Role
- Teacher, Learner
- Link URL
- http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/7/981
- Link Title
- Fossil mushrooms from Miocene and Cretaceous ambers and the evolution of Homobasidiomycetes
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