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]
Gondwanagaricites magnificus was named and described by Heads et al. (2017a),[1] but the PLOS One paper was later retracted because the paper did not meet the requirements of Articles 42.1, 35.1, and 43.3 under the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants, a MycoBank number for the genus was not given, and the illustration depicting the holotype was not specifically identified.[3] As a result of this, Heads et al. (2017b) published the name instead within the Mycological Processjournal.[2]
Description
The holotype slab is roughly 50 × 60 mm, the pileus was measured as 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long, and the stipe was measured to be 34 millimetres (1.3 in) long.[1] The lamellae of Gondwanagaricites were 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) wide and are broadly attached to a single apex.[1]