The Lower Devonian Rhynie cherts contain a wide variety of microfossils with possible affinities to fungi or fungus-like organisms, only a fraction of which have been described and critically evaluated. Philophrosyne beckeri gen. et sp. nov. occurs in accumulations of decayed plant parts interspersed with patches of microbial-mat communities. The specimens consist of a sac-like envelope with a diameter of 30–50 µm, filled with...

While decades of hydrocarbon exploration in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt, have yielded valuable insights, a significant opportunity remains to improve our understanding of the Upper Cretaceous strata through palynological research. In this context, the recent access to borehole drill cores from the Wata and Matulla formations presents an excellent chance to generate new findings and address the gap created by limited studies on the...