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What kind of mushroom is this?

What kind of mushroom is this? There's a lot of similarity to a morel, but the body shape is not what I'm familiar with. If it's not a morel, is it edible, or what are the consequences if eaten?
This picture is Missouri, USA in March. 

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What kind of mushroom is this?
Not sure from the photo or it’s description, but without a positive identification available, I would not eat it at all. 
In fact it looks like a false morel and they are poisonous.

False Morel (Gyromitra species) (Poisonous)

Not a true morel, but often called morels by mushroom hunters.
Illness and deaths have resulted from eating this fungus, although some people can tolerate them.
Found very early in the season.
Can become very large.
Sometimes known as red morels, red mushrooms, elephant ears or brain mushrooms.
Often found around rotted oak tree stumps.

Gyromitra esculenta is one of several common species of false morels found in the spring about the same time as the true morels. It is also sometimes known as the beefsteak morel, or the lorchel. The Gyromitra species are Ascomycota that superficially resemble the Morels (Morchella esculenta, M. elata and related species). They can be found in roughly the same areas as the true morels and the two genera often grow in close proximity to one another. In our area we usually find false morels rather close to fallen logs, where a microniche of moisture, humidity, and shade is likely to be found, but there is quite a bit of variability in their habitat.
True morels are considered to be delicious and one of the most sought after of the edible fungi. False morels should be considered to be poisonous and should probably not be eaten in most parts of the world. I'll tell you more about this below. Fortunately true morels and false morels are relatively easy to distinguish from one another. The easiest way to distinguish them is by making a longitudinal section of the fruiting bodies. 

