Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)

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Pujana, Roberto Roman; García Massini, Juan Leandro; Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael; Burrieza, Hernán Pablo
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2009
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inglés
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Evidence of fungal activity expressed as typical decay patterns is described from silicified podocarpaceous wood from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Decay features consist of tracheids of the secondary xylem that are degraded, resulting in thin-celled, lignin-free, translucent, circular to elliptical areas, some of which have cells devoid of all cell wall components including lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, and other areas that show only partial simultaneous decay of all cell wall layers. These patterns conform to the white rot and its variant white pocket rot decay patterns produced by basidiomycetes and ascomycetes in gymnosperm and angiosperm wood in modern terrestrial ecosystems. Coagulated opaque bodies in the lumen of some cells and enlarged secondary walls may represent host reactions to infection or remains of metabolic products of fungal enzymatic activity. Similar decay patterns and reaction features have been described from fossil woods ranging in age from the Devonian to the present. This record expands the fossil record of wood rot fungi and underscores their importance as drivers of biological cycles in ancient terrestrial ecosystems.
Fil: Pujana, Roberto Roman. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: García Massini, Juan Leandro. Southern Methodist University; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Burrieza, Hernán Pablo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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ARGENTINA
EOCENE
FUNGAL ACTIVITY
PATAGONIA
PODOCARPACEOUS WOOD
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spelling Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)Evidencia de actividad fúngica en madera silicificada gimnospérmica del Eoceno del sur de la Patagonia (Argentina)Preuves d’une activité fongique dans des bois gymnospermiens de l’Éocène de la Patagonie méridionale (Argentine)Pujana, Roberto RomanGarcía Massini, Juan LeandroRodríguez Brizuela, RafaelBurrieza, Hernán PabloARGENTINAEOCENEFUNGAL ACTIVITYPATAGONIAPODOCARPACEOUS WOODhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Evidence of fungal activity expressed as typical decay patterns is described from silicified podocarpaceous wood from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Decay features consist of tracheids of the secondary xylem that are degraded, resulting in thin-celled, lignin-free, translucent, circular to elliptical areas, some of which have cells devoid of all cell wall components including lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, and other areas that show only partial simultaneous decay of all cell wall layers. These patterns conform to the white rot and its variant white pocket rot decay patterns produced by basidiomycetes and ascomycetes in gymnosperm and angiosperm wood in modern terrestrial ecosystems. Coagulated opaque bodies in the lumen of some cells and enlarged secondary walls may represent host reactions to infection or remains of metabolic products of fungal enzymatic activity. Similar decay patterns and reaction features have been described from fossil woods ranging in age from the Devonian to the present. This record expands the fossil record of wood rot fungi and underscores their importance as drivers of biological cycles in ancient terrestrial ecosystems.Fil: Pujana, Roberto Roman. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: García Massini, Juan Leandro. Southern Methodist University; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Burrieza, Hernán Pablo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaElsevier France-editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier2009-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/135270Pujana, Roberto Roman; García Massini, Juan Leandro; Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael; Burrieza, Hernán Pablo; Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina); Elsevier France-editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier; Geobios; 42; 5; 12-2009; 639-6470016-6995CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016699509000576info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.geobios.2009.05.001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:28:06Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/135270instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:28:06.891CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
Evidencia de actividad fúngica en madera silicificada gimnospérmica del Eoceno del sur de la Patagonia (Argentina)
Preuves d’une activité fongique dans des bois gymnospermiens de l’Éocène de la Patagonie méridionale (Argentine)
title Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
spellingShingle Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
Pujana, Roberto Roman
ARGENTINA
EOCENE
FUNGAL ACTIVITY
PATAGONIA
PODOCARPACEOUS WOOD
title_short Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
title_full Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
title_fullStr Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
title_sort Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pujana, Roberto Roman
García Massini, Juan Leandro
Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael
Burrieza, Hernán Pablo
author Pujana, Roberto Roman
author_facet Pujana, Roberto Roman
García Massini, Juan Leandro
Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael
Burrieza, Hernán Pablo
author_role author
author2 García Massini, Juan Leandro
Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael
Burrieza, Hernán Pablo
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARGENTINA
EOCENE
FUNGAL ACTIVITY
PATAGONIA
PODOCARPACEOUS WOOD
topic ARGENTINA
EOCENE
FUNGAL ACTIVITY
PATAGONIA
PODOCARPACEOUS WOOD
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Evidence of fungal activity expressed as typical decay patterns is described from silicified podocarpaceous wood from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Decay features consist of tracheids of the secondary xylem that are degraded, resulting in thin-celled, lignin-free, translucent, circular to elliptical areas, some of which have cells devoid of all cell wall components including lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, and other areas that show only partial simultaneous decay of all cell wall layers. These patterns conform to the white rot and its variant white pocket rot decay patterns produced by basidiomycetes and ascomycetes in gymnosperm and angiosperm wood in modern terrestrial ecosystems. Coagulated opaque bodies in the lumen of some cells and enlarged secondary walls may represent host reactions to infection or remains of metabolic products of fungal enzymatic activity. Similar decay patterns and reaction features have been described from fossil woods ranging in age from the Devonian to the present. This record expands the fossil record of wood rot fungi and underscores their importance as drivers of biological cycles in ancient terrestrial ecosystems.
Fil: Pujana, Roberto Roman. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: García Massini, Juan Leandro. Southern Methodist University; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Rodríguez Brizuela, Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Burrieza, Hernán Pablo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Evidence of fungal activity expressed as typical decay patterns is described from silicified podocarpaceous wood from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina. Decay features consist of tracheids of the secondary xylem that are degraded, resulting in thin-celled, lignin-free, translucent, circular to elliptical areas, some of which have cells devoid of all cell wall components including lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, and other areas that show only partial simultaneous decay of all cell wall layers. These patterns conform to the white rot and its variant white pocket rot decay patterns produced by basidiomycetes and ascomycetes in gymnosperm and angiosperm wood in modern terrestrial ecosystems. Coagulated opaque bodies in the lumen of some cells and enlarged secondary walls may represent host reactions to infection or remains of metabolic products of fungal enzymatic activity. Similar decay patterns and reaction features have been described from fossil woods ranging in age from the Devonian to the present. This record expands the fossil record of wood rot fungi and underscores their importance as drivers of biological cycles in ancient terrestrial ecosystems.
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