spore ornamentation and pileus texture, which would have clarified the relations. As such Hibbett et al left the placement of Aureofungus as Agaricales incertae sedis. Despite the lack of visible details, enough characters are present to distinguish Aureofungus from the three other known amber fossil species. See also List of Agaricales genera References †Aureofungus Monotypic Agaricales genera Prehistoric fungi Neogene fungi Burdigalian life †Aureofungus Natural history of Hispaniola Fossils of the Dominican Republic Neogene Dominican Republic Dominican amber Fossil taxa described in 2003