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Paleomycology is the study of fossil fungi.[1] A paleomycologist is someone who works in this field. Paleomycology is considered a subdiscipline of paleobotany.[2] While most fossils of mushrooms are discovered in amber,[3] a great diversity of fossil fungi have been documented throughout the Phanerozoic.[4][5]

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References

  1. ^ Brown OLM (2004). "Fossil fungi or paleomycology". Interciencia (in Spanish). 29 (2): 94–98.
  2. ^ Taylor, Thomas N.; Taylor, Edith L.; Krings, Michael (2009). Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants, Second Edition. Boston: Academic Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-12-373972-8. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  3. ^ Layton, Christine. "Paleomycology: Discovering the fungal contemporaries of dinosaurs". Cornell Mushroom Blog. Cornell University. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ Kalgutkar, R. M., and J. Jansonius. 2000. Synopsis of fossil fungal spores, mycelia and fructifications. American Association of Systematic Palynologists Contributions Series 39: 1–423.
  5. ^ "The Kalgutkar and Jansonius Database of Fossil Fungi".


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