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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: 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: …