jeepinthemud Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Hello! So I know how rare / unlikely it is to find a fossil of a mushroom... but when I saw this, I could not put any other name to it... It has the gills (and subgills) of an Amanitaceae (gilled) mushroom.. It doesnt glow under a black light. Haha. Its not limestone, but it almost looks like a type of silica... Sadly, I do not know where it came from, originated, etc... it was found in "Grandma's box of rocks" ... and this Grandma was a world traveler. (Im so helpful!) Thanks for any help / input! "To do is to be." -Socrates "People are Stupid." -Wizard's First Rule "Happiness is a warm Jeep." -Auspex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 coral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepinthemud Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 coral I was considering that... any specific type? "To do is to be." -Socrates "People are Stupid." -Wizard's First Rule "Happiness is a warm Jeep." -Auspex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 i can't remember, but i know it's coral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverphoenix Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 yeah I have one of those corals myself--can't remember the name either, but my mom got it in one of those seashell shops about 10 years ago and we still have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 coral I have several can not remember the name will go look and post later. Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfoam Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Jeepinthemud, It is a Scleractinian coral and the Genus is Cyclolites. They were a large solitary corallite. They were found in Cretaceous deposits but I don't know their geologic time range. Your specimen resembles Cyclolites ellipticus Lamarck. I have one in my collection and it came from Spain. The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I agree with coral, but disagree with Cyclolytes. I have some specimens of it, but doesn`t look like it. It resembles me to the actual FUNGIA one. It seems rather "non-fossil".Nice specimen though! This link talks about marine aquarium, but tells how to reproduce a Fungia coral. The similarity with your "fossil" is very big.HOW TO REPRODUCE A FUNGIA CORAL Enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfoam Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I agree with coral, but disagree with Cyclolytes. I have some specimens of it, but doesn`t look like it. It resembles me to the actual FUNGIA one.It seems rather "non-fossil".Nice specimen though! This link talks about marine aquarium, but tells how to reproduce a Fungia coral. The similarity with your "fossil" is very big.HOW TO REPRODUCE A FUNGIA CORAL Enjoy it! I can't disagree, A little further research and I found that Cyclolites is in the Family Fungiidae and further Cyclolites has been relegated to specie replaced by the Genus name Fungia. So now it would be Fungia cyclolites. JKFoam The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 It is cool looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 The ones in my collection I got mark Mushroom coral ??? which means I never looked it up. The shell shops do have a lot of it for sale around here. Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepinthemud Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Alrighty! thanks for all your help! (I knew it was 'too good to be true'!) "To do is to be." -Socrates "People are Stupid." -Wizard's First Rule "Happiness is a warm Jeep." -Auspex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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