TY - T1 - Diversity of microfungi preserved in European Palaeogene amber SN - / UR - URN:ISBN:978-951-51-4152-1; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/234204 T3 - A1 - Kettunen, Elina A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2018 LA - en AB - Fungi are one of the most diverse groups of organisms, but their fossil record is scarce compared with that of plants and animals. However, many fossils of microfungi have survived as inclusions in amber, which is fossilized resin produced by ancient trees millions of years ago. Some of these fossils were already discovered and described during the 19th century. There are important sources of Palaeogene amber in Europe: the Baltic and Bitterfeld deposits. Baltic amber is about 43–25 Ma old (Eoc... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - N1 - PP - ER -