NAME Archaeomarasmius leggettii
AGE Turonian (in amber).   AGE span: 93.6...88.6 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Basidiomycetes, Agaricales.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Hibbett DS, Grimaldi DA, Donoghue MJ. 1997. Fossil mushrooms from Miocene and Cretaceous ambers and the evolution of Homobasidiomycetes; American Journal of Botany, v. 84, p. 981-991.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY A. leggettii Hibbett, Grimaldi & Donoghue 1997a, p. 982, figs. 1-7.
LOCATION East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* As for the genus [combined description].
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Hibbett DS, Grimaldi DA, Donoghue MJ. 1997. Fossil mushrooms from Miocene and Cretaceous ambers and the evolution of Homobasidiomycetes; American Journal of Botany, v. 84, p. 981-991.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Archaeomarasmius leggettii
SERIAL NUMBER 46
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.