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Re: Coprolites/fungi



on 11/21/04 11:05 PM, Tracy Ford at dino.hunter@cox.net wrote:

>I haven¹t heard of any parasites in coprolites, but there has been fungi
>found. 
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>
>Kar, R. K., Sharma, N, and Kar, R,. 2004, Occurrence of fossil fungi in
>dinosaur dung and its implication on food habit: Current Science, v. 87, n. >8,
p. 1053-1056. 
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> 
>
>Tracy 

 
Oh great, that brings up another one of my questions.  Since the list
specializes in dinosaurs I wasn't sure that it would be a good place to pose
this question, but does anyone know when fungus first popped up in the
fossil record?


~Tiffany Miller


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