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I found a petrified mushroom and would like to find the value of it. Can anyone here give me that information? I also have a huge chunk of pink/purple coral and would like to know the value of it. I have a pic for the mushroom but will have to take pic's for the coral
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Hey, everyone. I found this a few years back and thought how strange it would be for a mushroom to achieve fossilization, so I kept it as a sort of trophy on my desk until losing track of it during a move to a different city and then forgetting all about it. I found it again earlier today, however, and was once again struck by how unlikely a mushroom fossil was, especially one not embedded in amber or stone. After some investigation, the odds seem even greater that it can't be. Nevertheless, the gills seem undeniable to me, and it's as light as you'd imagine a fossilized mushroom would be. I figured I'd bring the mystery to people who would enjoy solving it, so here we are. Thoughts? Did the cosmic mycelia arrange a discovery too synchronous to allow the possibility of a cold and empty universe devoid of meaning? Or am I just some jerk with a rock? In case it matters, this was found in central Texas some time in late 2016. Unfortunately, I can't recall the exact moment of discovery right now. It was either in the hill country near New Braunfels or along a hike and bike trail in North Austin.
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Hi everyone, I'm a complete novice here, I purchased this strange rock as a souvenir when travelling through Mongolia and Russia if was bought from Nomads who forage the area close to lake Baikal on the Mongolia side of the border. It strangely drew me to it as it was sort of hidden under some other prettier looking rocks. The internet doesn't seem to say it's likely to be a mushroom, although as I'm sure you will agree from the photos it's easy to believe it is. I'd appreciate anyone expertise and thoughts anyone might have on Mushrooms or anything similar they have seen before? Thank you for your time and interest.
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I was hiking in the smoky mountains in NC near Maggie valley when I came across this, what I thought to be a petrified mushroom. It seems to be pretty since I very rarely see mushrooms up in the Smokies
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My dog brought this in from our backyard, Orlando Florida. It's hard as a rock; I don't know much about fossils or mushrooms, any help would be appreciated---wondering if it's ok to just throw out. Thanks.
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Good evening to everyone, I am really very new to fossils and petrified items so I am at a loss as to what I may have and I need your help. My grandfather left me this piece when he passed away a few months ago and it was marked "Petrified Mushroom". I have included some photos for your review and if you have any questions please let me know. The mushroom, for lack of a better word, is about 22" long by 14" deep by about 3/8" in height. It weighs just about 74 grams and has a spot in the middle that looks like wood, it looks like it was cut or removed from a piece of wood maybe a tree. Any help anyone could provide would be extremely appreciated. If this is the wrong forum to ask about my item I deeply apologize, just let me know and I will remove the post right away. Thank you again and I hope everyone has a great week.
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Found this on a dirt field https://vsco.co/zerdna/images/1
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Found in river bed, red river, tx side, dont know what it is help to identify. Looks like a mushroom, stubby end, cap, dimples in cap. Unlikely, but help identifying is appreciated
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I found this while kayaking in Lancaster County and am not sure what this might be.
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Hi Forum Members, I would like to have some help with some identification, I believe to have found a fossilized bracket fungus, found at Walton on the naze around 1 week ago washed up in amongst fossilized tree material. At first i thought it was a crab, but when i took it home to my amazement it was to me to be a piece fossilized wood with fungus in a matrix. Also I would like to have advise on how to preserve fossilized wood ,seeds and shark teeth from London clay. As I have been told, the way to preserve my fossils from the naze. Will be the process of have them in boiling water , then let them dry and then put nail polish on them. Here are 2 photos. SHARKY
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Hey everyone, totally new to this site, just signed up. I found (actually my dog found) what seems to be a petrified mushroom in our backyard in Colorado. I know these are very rare but not sure what else it could be...any suggestions? I appreciate your help!
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Just need some advice on this fungus if it is fungus I believe it's a mushroom it's hard as a rock and weighs about 40 lb any help would be great.
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Also found this in a field in northern Colorado a few years ago. I think it is hematite, I have found other pieces of different shapes and sizes. Just curious of the unique shape.
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The Mushrooms Are Back!
steelhead9 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
This just showed up on our favorite auction site (Fossil Mushroom).
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I believe this is a petrified mushroom I had dug up a couple years ago..i am wondering if it has now become amber..it is translucent when a bright light is against it..if anyone knows about this type of mushroom I would be interested on any info...thanks
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I recently was going through my rock collection from when I was a kid. I have a fossil that looks like a mushroom, but I know this is near to impossible. Found in Dixon Illinois on my families land that was a retired farm over 25 years ago. Any insight???
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I found this fossil in our drive and i think it looks like a mushroom!is it actually a fossil of a mushroom?? front back
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FYI.....Amazing.... Abstract: A new fossil mushroom is described and illustrated from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of northeast Brazil. Gondwanagaricites magnificus gen. et sp. nov. is remarkable for its exceptional preservation as a mineralized replacement in laminated limestone, as all other fossil mushrooms are known from amber inclusions. Gondwanagaricites represents the oldest fossil mushroom to date and the first fossil mushroom from Gondwana. Heads SW, Miller AN, Crane JL, Thomas MJ, Ruffatto DM, Methven AS, et al. (2017) The oldest fossil mushroom. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0178327. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178327 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0178327
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Hey everybody I'm brand new here just got done creating my account. I am in the process of trying to find out if what I have is actually a petrified mushroom, it feels like a rock and looks just like a mushroom. I don't really know much about fossils other than what I've learned in school and I ran across this forum doing some internet research and was hoping you guys could help. I live in north western Montana and last year on a camping trip to a snow survey cabin in the mountains which is about 8000 to 9000 feet up I came across what I thought might maybe be a petrified mushroom. Today I found it in my old back pack and thought I would do a little research on it. I will post some pictures and any help you guys can give me will be greatly appreciated.
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Mushroom and Mycophagous Rove Beetle in Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Intact mushroom and mycophagous rove beetle in Burmese amber leak early evolution of mushrooms https://phys.org/news/2017-03-intact-mushroom-mycophagous-rove-beetle.html http://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/201703/t20170314_174886.shtml http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/03/intact-mushroom-and-mycophagous-rove-beetle-in-burmese-amber-leak-early-evolution-of-mushrooms/114360 Chenyang Cai, R. A. B. Leschen, D. S. Hibbett, Fangyuan Xia, Huang Diying, 2017: Mycophagous rove beetles highlight diverse mushrooms in the Cretaceous. Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14894 http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14894 Yours, -
I found this about 10 years back. In my little bit of research I found that petrified/fossilized mushrooms are very rare and mine is most likely fake. Where did it come from if it is not real? I am convinced that it was not machined out because of the large cavity inside and such a small hole in the stem area. Could this be casted? Can anyone explain what this is or if its real/fake? Thanks!
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I have a fossilized or agatized mushroom. It was found in estill co,KY. I would like to see if anyone on here might know what kind of mushroom it is and how it got like this. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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I have what appears to be a petrified mushroom, found it by mount hood in Oregon. Would appreciate if anyone could tell me if it is a mushroom and if it has any value thanks :).
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