A new melioloid fungus from the Early Eocene of Texas

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A new melioloid fungus from the Early Eocene of Texas

  • Volume / Part: 21 / 1
  • Publication Date: January 1978
  • Page(s): 171 - 176
  • Authored By: Charles P. Daghlian

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A new species of Meliolinites Selkirk, M. dilcherii, is reported from the Early Eocene of Texas, U.S.A. The specimens show various stages of perithecial development which are the same as those reported in extant meliolas. This is the oldest known occurrence of the genus.

Palaeontology - Volume 21 Part 1 Pages 171-176



Palaeontology - Volume 21 Part 1 Pages 171-176

Citations

DAGHLIAN, C. P. 1978. A new melioloid fungus from the Early Eocene of Texas. Palaeontology, 21, 1, 171–176.