The oldest fossil mushroom.

Sam W. Heads; Andrew N. Miller; J. Leland Crane; M. Jared Thomas; Danielle M. Ruffatto; Andrew S. Methven; Daniel B. Raudabaugh; Yinan Wang

doi:10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0178327

The oldest fossil mushroom.

Sam W. Heads
, Andrew N. Miller
, J. Leland Crane
, M. Jared Thomas
, Danielle M. Ruffatto
, Andrew S. Methven
, Daniel B. Raudabaugh
, Yinan Wang

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Savannah State University
Independent Researcher, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America

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Original language	American English
Journal	PLOS ONE
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0178327
State	Published - Jun 7 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Paleontology
Geography

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