A fungal reproductive unit from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) that demonstrates an unusual hyphal investment pattern

Keywords

Devonian, Geology, Unit (ring theory), Geochemistry, Paleontology

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• Fungi and fungal interactions in the Rhynie chert: a review of the evidence, with the description of Perexiflasca tayloriana gen. et sp. nov.†Michael Krings, Carla J. Harper, Edith L. Taylor — 2018
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