coffin05 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Could you retake the picture in natural light, and also provide a scale? I am moving this topic to its appropriate thread (Fossil ID). I don't want you to get your hopes up too high. Fossilized mushrooms are incredibly rare due to the very rare conditions required for fossilizing soft parts. Also, fossil mushrooms do not bear much resemblance to modern day ones. Many rocks and fossils may resemble a mushroom, but turn out to be something else entirely. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 +1 to every thing Kane has said. It wont be a mushroom tho. Can you put a ruler next to it for scale too. Don’t use a coin. I don’t know a nickel from a peso or a rand or a..... John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I think one picture is not enough for a more appropriate ID. Pictures in daylight taken from different angles might be good, as Kane suggested, and a ruler next to them also, as John said before. With the only available image I'll try to make a guess in the direction of rugose coral. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 59 minutes ago, coffin05 said: .i am wondering if it has now become amber. Amber is a "fossilized" tree sap. Other types of rock do not turn into amber. It either starts as amber or is something else. It is an intriguing piece and I would agree with the others- More pictures in better light with a scale are necessary for an accurate ID. Regards. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffin05 Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 I am having a hard time to upload more than one pic at a time..i am new to the site..also I will take better pics tomorrow in the day light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Micah Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Looks toothy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Photos cropped and brightened. Honestly, to me, this looks like some sort of melted, man made object. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 The third photo seems to show a layering which crosses the external ornament. Wouldn't that tend to indicate that the object is a natural cast of something. Just noticed Tim's suggestion; maybe not so natural a cast it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Photos cropped and brightened. Honestly, to me, this looks like some sort of melted, man made object. I was wondering that as well. This one's really got me stumped Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Given the frequent occurence of fossil basidiomycetes... If this were a fossilized mushroom ,we'd have to revise our ideas of the preservation potential of mycological material in a profound way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 You said “I had dug up a couple years ago..i am wondering if it has now become amber.” Has it’s appearance changed from when you first found it? What area was it found in? Your key words day riverbed. Was it dug from the riverbed or the bank? I have found manmade things in riverbanks that I thought should not have been contaminated with modern artifacts. I agree that it almost looks like something modern that melted. Could it be resin or plastic? If you put a burning hot needle to it what happens? Is there a particular odor? Does it smoke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffin05 Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 these are pics taken today, but there wasnt much sun out, also an LED flashlight shows translucency on any part when the light is against it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnBrewer Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Quite bizarre. Is the white part definitely stone? It sort of looks like dense plastic that’s melted. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I am also thinking it is some sort of man made something. Looks plastic from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Maybe you should hold a flame to it and see if it melts. It wouldn't do any harm to stone other than to smudge it a bit. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I can see it as a good element for a film like"Aliens". " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Stareasaurus Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Can you take a picture of the underneath of the "cap". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, Donna Straw said: Can you take a picture of the underneath of the "cap". I think that is this photo: Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Count me in the melted plastic camp. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Stareasaurus Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Well, I'm thinking that if it were a fossil it wouldn't be so clean inside of it. And it looks hollow? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 18 hours ago, abyssunder said: I can see it as a good element for a film like"Aliens". Not sure, but I am in the alien camp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 12 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Maybe you should hold a flame to it and see if it melts. It wouldn't do any harm to stone other than to smudge it a bit. Glass would look much the same, but would pass this test. Anyone know a test to differentiate it from rock ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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