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Fossil yeasts are unknown. Fungal spores have been found in fossiliferous materials, and yeasts may have been associated with them, but they have not been recognized. The sight of a yeast ascus containing ascospores, or of the zigzag configuration of the arthrospores of a fossilized Trichosporon species, would enable a paleobotanist to place the yeasts more accurately in time. There may be a long wait for such a discovery, though ancient diatoms, algae, and other microorganisms have been seen, and eventually a yeast ascus may be found, resting peacefully in its amber tomb (Poinar et al. 1993).
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Spencer, J.F.T., Spencer, D.M. (1997). Historical Introduction: Yeasts and Man in the Past. In: Spencer, J.F.T., Spencer, D.M. (eds) Yeasts in Natural and Artificial Habitats. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03370-8_2
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