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World’s oldest fossil mushroom found
The world\'s oldest fossil mushroom - dating back to about 115 million years - has been discovered in Brazil, according to researchers who hailed the finding as a \"scientific wonder.\" The mushroom has been named Gondwanagaricites magnificus and belongs to the Agaricales order, researchers said.
Washington : The world's oldest fossil mushroom - dating back to about 115 million years - has been discovered in Brazil, according to researchers who hailed the finding as a "scientific wonder." The mushroom has been named Gondwanagaricites magnificus and belongs to the Agaricales order, researchers said.
About five centimetres tall, the mushroom had gills under its cap, rather than pores or teeth, structures that release spores and that can aid in identifying species, they said.Around 115 million years ago, when the ancient super- continent Gondwana was breaking apart, the mushroom fell into a river and began an improbable journey, researchers said.
Its ultimate fate as a mineralised fossil preserved in limestone in northeast Brazil makes it a scientific wonder, they said. The mushroom somehow made its way into a highly saline lagoon, sank through the stratified layers of salty water and was covered in layer upon layer of fine sediments.
