Palaeoglomus

Palaeoglomus
Temporal range:
Spore and arbuscle of Palaeoglomus strotheri, from Douglas Lake Member of Lenoir Limestone, at Douglas Dam, Tennessee
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Glomeromycota
Class: Glomeromycetes
Order: Glomerales
Family: Glomeraceae
Genus: †Palaeoglomus
Redecker et al. (2002)
Type species
Palaeoglomus grayi
Redecker et al. (2002)

Palaeoglomus ("ancient ball") is a genus of microscopic mycorrhizal fossil, found in palynological preparations of rocks which separate out organic remains by acid dissolution.

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