marshallantrim Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 My wife found what appears to be a fossil and highly resembles a small morel mushroom. I understand that this would be highly unlikely so I am wanting to know what this is and if it has any scientific value. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) This is a colonial coral growing on something. A real fossilized mushroom would be flattened because they are so soft. Name or age of formation coral is from could help give this a name. Direction of top of coral is up in the cropped and rotated photo below. Edited June 30, 2022 by DPS Ammonite 2 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshallantrim Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 Very interesting. Thank you for your quick response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) And the award for best imitation of a morel mushroom by a coral goes to . . . Mother Nature is a well-practiced trickster. Edited June 30, 2022 by Mark Kmiecik 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Wow pretty good looking morel mimic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Just now, Troodon said: Wow pretty good looking morel mimic Until you bite into it! Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Until you bite into it! Crunchy seasoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Mushroom folks will be happy to tell you that there is also something in their world called a false morel. This fossil is more false morel than any false morel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 It reminds me of crinoid epibionts/crinoid-coral biocoenosis. " 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...
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