Protomycena
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Protomycena is an extinct monotypic genus of gilled fungus in the family Mycenaceae, of order Agaricales. At present it contains the single species Protomycena electra, known from a single specimen co
Protomycena electra
Protomycena is similar in appearance to modern Mycena species, such as M. adscendens shown here.
Palaeoagaracites
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Palaeoagaracites is an extinct monotypic genus of gilled fungus in the order Agaricales. It contains the single species Palaeoagaracites antiquus.
Protomycena
…fourth species Archaeomarasmius leggeti is from the older, Cretaceous age New Jersey Amber. With the 2007 publication of a fifth extinct agaric species, Palaeoagaracites antiquus, the minimum age for the order Agaricales was pushed back to the Albian (approximately 100 Ma). The holotype of Protomycena is a single fruit body…
An artist reconstruction of Palaeoagaricites antiquus and Mycetophagites atrebora.