Browsing by Subject "Fossil spores"
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Fungal sporulation in a Permian plant fragment from Antarctica. Bulletin of Geosciences
(2018)Documented evidence of fungi from the Permian of Antarctica mostly consists of dispersed remains that do not provide the whole complement of diagnostic features necessary to determine even broad systematic affinities. A ... -
Morphological diversity of fungal reproductive units in the Lower Devonian Rhynie and Windyfield cherts, Scotland: A new species of the genus Windipila
(2020)The Lower Devonian Rhynie and Windyfield cherts from Scotland contain a remarkable diversity of microscopic fungal propagules and reproductive units; however, only relatively few of these fossils are described. One of them ... -
Reexamination of cell contents in Pennsylvanian spores and pollen grains using Raman spectroscopy
(2014)Permineralization offers exceptional structural preservation to the level of cellular components, many of which are found within fossilized plant specimens. In some cases, structures within plant cells, particularly those ... -
Rhizophydites matryoshkae gen. et sp. nov. (fossil Chytridiomycota) on spores of the early land plant Horneophyton lignieri from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert
(2021)Premise of research: As our understanding of the importance of fungi in ecosystems today increases, we are still in the early stages of appreciating their roles in the past. The famous Early Devonian Rhynie chert contains ...