Gondwanagaricites
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| Gondwanagaricites Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, ~ | |
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| Holotype of G. magnificus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Gondwanagaricites |
| Species: | †G. magnificus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gondwanagaricites magnificus Heads et al., 2017b | |
Gondwanagaricites (meaning "Gondwanan mushroom fossil") is an extinct monotypic genus of gilled fungus in the order Agaricales from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil.[1] It contains the single species G. magnificus, and it is the oldest known mushroom fossil known to date.[2]
Gondwanagaricites extends the geological range of mushrooms by around 14 to 21 million years and confirms their presence in Gondwana during the Early Cretaceous.[1]
