Amber Fluid Neutral Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I need help in identifying this. Is it a mushroom in Cretaceous burmese amber? Cenomanian burmite from machine state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Looks more leaf-like than mushroom-like, to me. Wait for some more informed opinions. 1 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...
Amber Fluid Neutral Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Look at the stem in the bottom photo. It looks fungus like. The cap may look crushed and jagged. Edited November 8, 2018 by Amber Fluid Neutral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I agree with plant piece(s). I do not see any of the structures normally associated with mushrooms. 2 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...
Fossildude19 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 2:19 PM, Amber Fluid Neutral said: Look at the stem in the bottom photo. It looks fungus like. The cap may look crushed and jagged. If you are talking about the feature I've circled in red here: That looks more like a conchoidal fracture within the amber itself, to me. 2 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...
Amber Fluid Neutral Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 I can only rely on photos. So i cannot confirm if it is a fracture. You see, my provider sent me the photos. 50 dollars and its mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I'm not a Burmese amber specialist, but I think Tim is right with the conchoidal fractures. Do you have any genera name for the supposed mushroom / fungus? 2 " 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...
daves64 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I'm seeing 4 fractures in pic 2 right there with the inclusion. The 2 on the right angle in to the left & the 2 on the left angle in to the right. Much more depth for them, they could pop most of the inclusion out. I've been working amber here & there lately by hand & see them all the time (the fractures, not the inclusions, although I have found an ant in one & what appears to be a wasp in another). I'm working with Indonesian Black Amber, so it's quite a bit darker than the Baltic or Burmese amber. 2 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REW01 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I'm with most of the other replies, here. I don't see anything in that amber that really looks like a mushroom to me. I see fractures and a mass of organic debris. The kind of fuzzy-looking pink colored stuff superficially looks like it could be gills, but I don't think that's an actual fungus. There's no clear structures that I can see. Even if it were, it appears as if it is probably too mangled to make a definite identification. Maybe some clearer photos would help, but that's what I'm going with presently. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Fluid Neutral Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) That is fine. The seller is nice and will reserve it for me until i make up my mind. A mushroom in amber is very serious business and one must not be hasty. I find amber to be a step above all other fossils. It is an elite class. I have collected cretaceous New Jersey amber so i am a collector as well as a buyer. All other fossils just don't make the cut. Make sure to follow me. More amber fossils on the way. Edited November 16, 2018 by Amber Fluid Neutral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Amber Fluid Neutral said: All other fossils just don't make the cut. My dino teeth collection do make the cut....... 6 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Fluid Neutral Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Lol, but seriously, fossils that have been replaced by minerals cannot compete with unchanged organisms dessicated and preserved in amber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Amber Fluid Neutral said: Lol, but seriously, fossils that have been replaced by minerals cannot compete with unchanged organisms dessicated and preserved in amber. I will say organisms in amber are some of the best preserved but amber has a restricted range of age. Can't get Cambrian trilobites in amber. 4 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I’m lukewarm on amber fossils. Trilobites, on the other hand... Thankfully, there is no “competition” or objective ranking of what are the “best” fossils. All are potentially scientifically significant. Besides, the world would be a dull place if we all liked the same things. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Never seen amber with iridescent ammonite shell in it either. Amber is nice (especially with bugs in it), but other fossils can be prettier. 2 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...
Amber Fluid Neutral Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 5 hours ago, ynot said: Never seen amber with iridescent ammonite shell in it either. Amber is nice (especially with bugs in it), but other fossils can be prettier. Well, not that it is a contest, amber has a very strong case, first of all, there is no mineral replacement, it preserves animals without the need of a lake bed environment and most importantly it preserves land flora and fauna; regardless of how beautiful ammolites are, it is the only organic semi precious jewel produced from a land bound organism. With burmese amber we now see gastropod shells and sea piddocks in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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