Abstract
Fungal interactions with animals, plants, and the geosphere are pivotal elements in the functioning of modern ecosystems. These range from recycling carbon during the decay process to the weathering of rocks, and from various types of symbiotic associations to fungi as protective agents against various types of pathogens. Fossil evidence of these interactions can take multiple forms including coprolites of various animals, direct and indirect evidence of decay patterns and parasitism, and the role of fungi as food in complex food-web ecosystems. Some of these interactions reveal the fungus responsible, while in others decay patterns, host response, and trace fossils provide information about the levels of interaction.
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