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

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-139

  Krings, Michael ^a,b   Taylor, Thomas N ^b  

^a BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHERT; DEVONIAN; FOSSIL; FUNGUS; NEW GENUS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ABERDEENSHIRE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

FUNGI;

EID: 84944874885     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/sjg2014-026     Document Type: Article

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