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A fungal plant pathogen discovered in the Devonian Rhynie Chert

Type: Peer Reviewed Research Paper Journal: Nature Communications Year: December 1 2023 Authors: Christine Strullu-Derrien, Tomasz Goral, Alan R. T. Spencer, Paul Kenrick, M. Catherine Aime, Ester Gaya & David L. Hawksworth DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1600371 Abstract: Fungi are integral to well-functioning ecosystems, and their broader impact on Earth systems is widely […]

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A fungal plant pathogen discovered in the Devonian Rhynie Chert

Three-dimensional reconstructions of zoosporangia (a–d) and thallus (e) of Retesporangicus lyonii obtained by our new imaging method.

Type: Peer Reviewed Research Paper Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Science Year: December 18 2017. Volume published 5 February 2018. Authors: Christine Strullu-Derrien, Alan R. T. Spencer, Tomasz Goral, Jaclyn Dee, Rosmarie Honegger, Paul Kenrick, Joyce E. Longcore, Mary L. Berbee DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0502 Abstract: Zoosporic fungi are […]

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New insights into the evolutionary history of Fungi from a …

Virtual 25 μm thin-sections showing gross morphology and anatomy of BU 5265.1 created from the Drishti volume rendered three-dimensional model.

Type: Peer Reviewed Research Paper Journal: PeerJ Year: August 28 2017 Authors: Alan R.T. Spencer​, Russell J. Garwood, Andrew R. Rees, Robert J. Raine, Gar W. Rothwell, Neville T.J. Hollingworth, Jason Hilton DOI https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3723 Abstract: Most knowledge concerning Mesozoic Era floras has come from compression fossils. This has been augmented […]

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New insights into Mesozoic cycad evolution: an exploration of anatomically …

Middle Jurassic evidence for the origin of Cupressaceae: A paleobotanical context for the roles of regulatory genetics and development in the evolution of conifer seed cones

Type: Peer Reviewed Research Paper Journal: American Journal of Botany Year: June 1, 2015 Authors: Spencer ART, Mapes G, Bateman RM, Hilton J, Rothwell GW DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1500121 Abstract: Premise of the study: Triassic and Jurassic fossils record structural changes in conifer seed cones through time, provide the earliest evidence for crown-group conifer […]

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Middle Jurassic evidence for the origin of Cupressaceae: A paleobotanical …

X-ray synchrotron microtomography (SRXMT) was used to capture tomographic datasets which were subsequently used to create three-dimensional models. The three-dimensional models were then turned into raytraced images composited and rendered using the open source three-dimensional animation package Blender™.

Type Presentation Event Linnean Society – Palaeobotany Specialist Group Authors Steart DC, Spencer ART,  Garwood RJ, Hilton J, Munt MC, Needham J, Kenrick P, Date November 12, 2014 Abstract The Cheirolepidiaceae are an extinct group of conifers with an extensive Mesozoic fossil record well-documented by foliage, wood, pollen and reproductive organs. […]

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X-ray Synchrotron Microtomography of a silicified Jurassic Cheirolepidiaceae (Conifer) cone: …

X-ray synchrotron microtomography (SRXMT) was used to capture tomographic datasets which were subsequently used to create three-dimensional models. The three-dimensional models were then turned into raytraced images composited and rendered using the open source three-dimensional animation package Blender™.

Type: Peer Reviewed Research Paper Journal: PeerJ Year: October 23, 2014 Authors: Steart DC, Spencer ART, Garwood RJ, Hilton J, Munt MC, Needham J, Kenrick P DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.624 Abstract: We document a new species of ovulate cone (Pararaucaria collinsonae) on the basis of silicified fossils from the Late Jurassic Purbeck Limestone […]

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X-ray Synchrotron Microtomography of a silicified Jurassic Cheirolepidiaceae (Conifer) cone: …