Scientists find earliest intact mushroom fossils[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

Scientists find earliest intact mushroom fossils[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Fossilized mushrooms, said to be from the Cretaceous period about 100 million years ago, were discovered in amber by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, as well as from New Zealand and the United States. The scientists noted a stalk and a complete intact cap containing distinct gills are visible in most of the mushrooms, pictured A to E. NANJING -- Paleontologists from China, New Zealand and the United States have found four intact mushroom fossils, sources with the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Friday. The four, well preserved in Burmese amber for at least 99 million years, are the earliest complete mushroom fossils ever found. The research team led by Prof. Huang Diying from Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, reported the finding after researching more than 20,000 pieces of Burmese amber collected over 10 years.

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Scientists discover new species fossilised in 16-million-year-old amber
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Scientists discover new species fossilised in 16-million-year-old amber

The Independent  

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Oldest mushroom fossil discovered, will help better explain evolution of organisms
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Oldest mushroom fossil discovered, will help better explain evolution of organisms

India Today  

Boffins have discovered the oldest ever mushroom fossil to be identified, a finding which pushes back the time when the fungal organisms first appeared on the Earth by about 300 million years. In the current study, published in the journal Science Advances, researchers found fossilised remains of microscopic mushroom parts called mycelium in rocks whose age is between 715 and …

WHAT FOSSILS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BURMESE AMBER?
7 years, 1 month ago

WHAT FOSSILS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BURMESE AMBER?

Daily Mail  

Often used in jewelry, Amber is fossilized tree resin—the oldest of which dates back more than 300 million years. The incredible find showed the head, neck, wing, tail and feet of a now extinct bird which lived at the time of the dinosaurs, 100 million years ago, in unprecedented detail. In December 2017, experts discovered incredible ancient fossils of a …

Scientists find earliest intact mushroom fossils[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

Scientists find earliest intact mushroom fossils[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Fossilized mushrooms, said to be from the Cretaceous period about 100 million years ago, were discovered in amber by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, as well as from New Zealand and the United States. The scientists noted a stalk and a complete intact cap containing distinct gills are visible in most of …

99-million-year-old mushrooms found perfectly preserved in Burmese amber
8 years ago

99-million-year-old mushrooms found perfectly preserved in Burmese amber

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The researchers also found similarly pristine beetles that are 125 million years old, again encased …

440-million-year-old fossilised mushroom is oldest organism to have lived on dry land
9 years ago

440-million-year-old fossilised mushroom is oldest organism to have lived on dry land

Daily Mail  

A primitive mushroom that was key to kickstarting life on Earth has been unveiled as the oldest fossil of a land-dwelling organism found A primitive mushroom that was key to kick starting life on Earth has been unveiled. It is the oldest fossil of a land-dwelling organism ever found, and its discovery suggests dry land was first colonised by primitive …

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