New Members TheDidact Posted February 29 New Members Share Posted February 29 You can see the gills ok it and there are other types of fungi atop it. It's truly a magnificent and well preserved specimen and where I found it was in a rock bed of an apartment complex. I also possess a crystilized dragons heart if yall are interested in seeing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 As mushrooms are mostly water, they would not preserve in this way. Also, dragons only exist in fantasy, not in the real world. This appears to be a weathered piece of chert/agate. 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 You have a Chert nodule. Not a mushroom. Also, no such thing as Dragons, so, ... no crystal dragon hearts. Sorry. 4 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
jpc Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Nice funny shaped chert nodule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) some of you may like: 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 size: approx 2 mB file.pdf Edited February 29 by doushantuo 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) Thanks, @doushantuo for the photo of that incredibly well-preserved mushroom. Beautiful! To address the original poster, I'd just like to quote from the research paper you linked to: [This specimen is] "remarkable for its exceptional preservation as a mineralized replacement in laminated limestone, as all other fossil mushrooms are known from amber inclusions." And, "only ten fossil mushrooms reported to date, all unique amber inclusions ranging from mid-Cretaceous to Early Miocene in age [2–8]. Here we report the discovery of a new fossil mushroom that is unique in its preservation as a mineralized replacement, and the oldest yet encountered. The specimen comes from the laminated limestones of the Crato Formation, which outcrop on the northern flanks of the Chapada do Araripe in Ceara´, Brazil; a Lagerstatte famous for the exceptional preservation of its diverse Lower Cretaceous paleobiota." Edited February 29 by Pagurus 2 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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