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Blue-stain fungus from the Jurassic provides new insights into early evolution and ecological interactions

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Definitive fossil blue-stain fungi was documented from the Jurassic of China, extending the earliest fossil record of this fungal group by approximately 80 million years. The new finding reshapes the evolutionary timeline of blue-stain fungi, and provides new insights into the evolution of their ecological associations with wood-boring insects.

Source: National Science Review

DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf160

Authors: Ning Tian, Yongdong Wang, Fangyu Li, Zikun Jiang, Xiao Tan

Institutions: Ministry of Natural Resources, Shenyang Normal University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Guizhou University, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,000

Funders: University of Minnesota, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program

Awards: G3286007719, 内蒙古科右中旗侏罗纪矿化植物系统学及古环境研究, G5799362966, G590316686, G6761098109, G7481310856

OpenAlex ID: W4409842840

FWCI: 0.935

Cites: 18

Cited by: 1

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