Palaeocybe is a fungal genus in the family Psathyrellaceae.
The genus is monotypic, containing the single fossil species Palaeocybe striata, which was found in Tertiary amber in Saxony, Germany.
The holotype consists of a single cap measuring 1.6 mm in diameter, and part of a stem, which is made of tubes.
On the cap underside are decurrent gills[1]
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