@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Roughly 115 million years ago, when the ancient supercontinent Gondwana was breaking apart, a mushroom fell into a river and began an improbable journey. Its ultimate fate as a mineralized fossil preserved in limestone in northeast Brazil makes it a scientific wonder, scientists report in […]
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Gondwanagaricites magnificus:The oldest fossil mushroom
June 8th, 2017 Riffin
@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Roughly 115 million years ago, when the ancient supercontinent Gondwana was breaking apart, a mushroom fell into a river and began an improbable journey. Its ultimate fate as a mineralized fossil preserved in limestone in northeast Brazil makes it a scientific wonder, scientists report in the journal PLOS […]