It was not in a fish tank. OTL; And yes, it was one that came in a little box with a plastic bowl and some lava rocks, lol. I lost the instructions back when I got it, but I have just found them online: http://www.scientificsonline.com/dinosaur-plant-instructions Hmm: "When you bring me back to life, change my water and rinse me every day for the first few weeks." and "I will grow in my bowl of water indefinitely, although I do prefer to a few naps each year." So I guess I can have it out for a long time! Maybe it smells the way it does because I didn't follow the rinsing instruction closely enough the first time around.. hopefully I can undo that. The only plant food I have is Schultz 10-15-10, would that work? And would spraying the leaves with it really work better than putting it in the water where the roots are? Sorry I'm still sort of new to all this plant stuff, so I'm just trying to figure out what's really best and why.

gurley - for a somewhat similar look, you could try the 'Steroidal Giant' form of Tetrapanax papyrifera that PDN sells (they are the only source I have found for this plant in the US). Tetrapanax p. is that Rice Paper Plant that looks wonderful and tropical in this area and is cold hardy (tho itchy, so don't plant it where people will rub against it). 'Steroidal Giant' is a freaky cultivar of the same plant but with gigantinormous massively huge leaves - leaves that look more like castor bean than a rice paper plant. I have seen them get over 4 feet across. The plant is taller and more like a giant umbrella than the regular form, and it appears to be somewhat more cold tolerant. See - there is hope.

After 5 hours sitting in water, I place them in soil, mist them and cover them like @Nate G. do. The next morning, they almost fully open, I discover that the small one is a duo and the big one is cluster of 4 plants, a quartet!!! I only buy 2 plants from John but it turn out to be 6 plants 🤣 BUT there's one problem, I see some white hair-like fiber under some leaf, MOLD!!! I bet it is because of the rain water I use to mist them ( since I have no distilled water and tap water in my state is full of mineral stuff) and the dead leaf's sponge like structure that hold water causing mold to grow. I go to Lowe's to buy some limestone and put them in the soil and also remove some dead leaves to prevent mold. Ordered grow light on Amazon but it won't arrive til next week, so I use aquarium led light for now. I also found another plant in the garage that my lil sis bought before, it look so pale brown and I don't think it is alive, but I will give it a try and see if the core is somehow alive. Since I don't have a tent to keep the humidity high, I will use a small aquarium as alternative and barely cover them to increase the humidity. (To be Continue)

With the picture no longer available, it's anyone's guess. Maybe FshyPlnts thought he/she knew which one the OP was talking about, but I'd bet he/she wasn't aware that there are many possibilities. Some include: Anastatica hierochuntica - Rose-of-Jericho/Jericho-rose/Dinosaur Plant/etc. Gunnera manicata - Giant Rhubarb/Dinosaur Plant/etc. Pallenis hierochuntica - Rose-of-Jericho/Dinosaur Plant/etc. Selaginella lepidophylla - Flower-of-Stone/False Rose-of-Jericho/Resurrection Plant/Dinosaur Plant/etc.