New insights into the earlier evolutionary history of epiphytic macrolichens
Q. Yang, Y. Wang, R. Lucking, H. T. Lumbsch, X. Wang, Z. Du, Y. Chen, M. Bai, D. Ren, J. Wei, H. Li, Y. Wang, X. Wei
The paper identifies a Jurassic fossil as an epiphytic macrolichen, suggesting macrolichen diversity predates the Cenozoic diversification of extant lineages.
bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2021 · PreprintPaleontology