Fungus-like mycelial fossils in 2.4-billion-year-old vesicular basalt

Fungus-like mycelial fossils in 2.4-billion-year-old vesicular basalt

Fungi have recently been found to comprise a significant part of the deep biosphere in oceanic sediments and crustal rocks. Fossils occupying fractures and pores in Phanerozoic volcanics indicate that this habitat is at least 400 million years old, but its origin may be considerably older. A 2.4-bil...

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Main Authors: Bengtson, S., Rasmussen, B., Ivarsson, M., Muhling, Janet, Broman, C., Marone, F., Stampanoni, M., Bekker, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100512
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67718

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