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Howdy all, This is a piece of petrified wood My Dad found I believe in Knob Noster. I've been observing Calamites fossils and I think this might be a piece of calamites stem, though I need another opinion.
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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From the album: Nord-Pas-de-Calais coal-mining district (Hauts-de-France, France)
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Megaovoidus foveolatus (Roselt) Laaß et al. 2023
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
Note specimen also contains Megaovoidus compactus-type oviposition scars.© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
Note specimen also contains Megaovoidus foveolatus-type oviposition scars.© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
Note specimen also contains Megaovoidus foveolatus-type oviposition scars in top left corner of image.© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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Megaovoidus foveolatus (Roselt) Laaß et al. 2023
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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Megaovoidus foveolatus (Roselt) Laaß et al. 2023
paleoflor posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
Note specimen also contains Megaovoidus compactus-type oviposition scars.© T.K.T. Wolterbeek
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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Calamites Ambridge, PA Glenshaw Formation Carboniferous (Late Pennsylvanian) -
Found these two segments of a horsetail trunk in my backyard. I am located on the Sequatchie Anticline in an area of sandstone and bangor limestone abutting the Warrior coal basin in north-central Alabama. These were found on the top of a ridge in an area where the topsoil had washed away and the ground was disturbed. I assume the break is very recent as it fits almost perfectly together. Measurements are approximately 11 inches in length with a diameter of 3.5 inches.
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Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian subperiod) Collecting Day
LoneRanger posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
This is my obligatory once-yearly post to confirm that I'm still alive and well, and still out there collecting. So, at a site somewhere east of the Mississippi River: First photo shows part of a large Calamites impression surrounded by plant debris in a massive matrix block that was too large to collect (sorry no scale item in photo). The whole Calamites impression was about 4 feet long. Following photos show a partial Lepidodendron root, aka stigmaria, with rootlets branching off: a photo of left and right mirror pieces, then left side piece, right side piece, and underside showing that rootlets appeared on the underside of the matrix blocks as well as top. There were other finds such as Sigillaria and Neuropteris, but no photos of these.- 1 reply
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Found a few impressions similar to this one during a hike near Davis, WV. Geology is Pennsylvanian sandstone. Could this be Calamites or am I way off? Rock in photo is ~ 5"x4" in size Thanks!
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I actually found this several years ago, around the time I started collecting, and always assumed it was a type of Calamites. However, I recently noticed that Cordaites leaves (such as this example) have a very similar appearance. I wouldn't have expected it to have been preserved so... cylindrically though? Roughly 1.5" wide. Thoughts?
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I collected a number of these as a kid some 50 years ago. Only one is like this. I just thought I should try and identify it. I had always assumed it was a small tree trunk. Seems to match pictures of a calamite trunks (a new thing to me) with the distinctive ties at regular intervals. It comes from the old mining town of Brownhills UK. Coal, sand and clay were mined there. This came from the edges of an open pit clay mine. I went back to the site a few years ago but it's reclaimed now. You could still dig small holes and find fragments. So my kids found some. You just needed a bucket of water to wash the rocks off to see if they had anything because of the clay. This piece has a diameter of 4".
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Hello to all. I ask for your help in ID of the next sample. I have a large collection of Carboniferous flora, but this sample surprised me. First, I will publish standard finds from one mine in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. These Calamites were brought to the surface from a depth of 930 meters. Not flattened and of small diameter - an interesting find. 1476001232_1(5.1).mp4 1697913187_1(8).mp4
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Went to a site in central PA today and collected some Llewelyn formation ferns and other Carboniferous plants. Second opinions on the following are appreciated! 1, I thought this is an Alethopteris but the leaves look like they can also be some immature Neuropteris with compound leaves with the leaves pressed together. 2. Is this Sigillaria bark? 3. Wasn’t sure if this is Lepidodendron bark. These crosshatched stem-looking prints are quite common at the site 4. is this a Calamite print? 5. I am fairly certain this is Neuropteris but just would like to be sure. That’s all. All and any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance and let me know if scale is needed.
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Hello to all. This is my collection of flora from the Carboniferous period. This topic will be filled gradually - there is a lot of material. All material originates from the Araukarite Formation of the Gzhel Stage of the Upper Pennsylvania Carboniferous period (303.4 Ma). Unless otherwise specified, it means that the default sample is from this formation. The type of substitution is silicification (sometimes with ferruginization), sometimes with quartz crystals on the surface of the samples. Enjoy watching Part 1. Sample 1. Part of a branch of small diameter with a whorled arrangement of knots. VID_20211212_143605.mp4
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5 Mazon Creek specimens that need confirmation or species ID
Mark Kmiecik posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hoping for confirmation and/or species identification. Thanks in advance. Not sure of much anymore with all the recent changes. Annularia inflata? Alethopteris serlii? Calamites cistii? Pecopteris? Crenulopteris? species? Pecopteris? Crenulopteris? species?- 14 replies
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Greetings to everyone! After a long absence, I came back with some interesting fossil material. Location: Western Bulgaria ~30Kms away from Sofia Age: Carboniferous - Westphalian Formation: Svoge I have visited the place one more time with no success, seeking within the banks of a small creek. Maybe my eye was not trained at identifying fossils within black shale and coal, or I was just not looking at the right spot. Last weekend, the weather was really sunny and pleasant, after 2 weeks of rain so I took Sara and hit the road! I stopped at a spot I could tell there was black shale and this time I climbed a quite steep slope, instead of going again into the creek. I was lucky and within minutes, I found my first Paleozoic plant material. That felt good! Having visited the local museum very recently, I was able to identify some Calamites sp. This was my first find, a decent chunk of Calamites. This one, I believe it is Lepidodendron sp. but not obovatum as per the species exhibited in the museum. Or maybe it is quite eroded. What do you think? The last fossil I collected was a multilayer with Calamites sp. , max dimensions 30X20cm. It was heavy, I have found enough so I called it a day. You can see the rest of the pictures at the bottom, more or less the same. I found a publication here http://www.bgd.bg/REVIEW_BGS/REVIEW_BGD_2006/pdf_files_2006/06.pdf which does not mention Lepidodendron at all. The fossils were cleaned with water, toothbrush and some soap to remove all the dust caused by the coal. I may visit again the formation, since I read some other reports that seeds of Carboniferous can be found there, plus some Devonian(?) Graptolites close to this place, so there is still some interest. Hope you like the findings!
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I am looking for some help. I have had this piece in a drawer in my collection for years, if not decades, and it never had an ID. It has a Calamites feel to it, but am not sure. There are also 2 small insects on this piece. I am looking for any ids and a possible location and age. it also has a Green River feel, but I am not sure if that can be the case. I really need to get some tag identifiers on some of my fossils that are lacking them. Thanks for any help.
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Horsetail compression, Cumnock formation, North Carolina, U.S.A., 2021
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From the album: Lando’s Fossil Collection
Triassic horsetail stem compression fossil, possibly Neocalamites spp., collected from the Cumnock formation shale of Sanford, NC.© Lando_Cal_4tw
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Horsetail compression, Cumnock Formation, North Carolina, U.S.A., 2021
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From the album: Lando’s Fossil Collection
Triassic horsetail, possibly Neocalamites spp., from the Cumnock formation shale of Sanford, NC. Collected from a publicly accessible, legally navigable creek.© Lando_Cal_4tw
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Just finished prepping out this Calamites, found a month ago. It was large and colorful, worthy of posting a picture. It came from Ambridge, Pennsylvania. This is mahoning shale/ Pennsylvanian. I will include a few of the other finds too. A close up showing the details present. Unidentifiable twigs and small branches were common Occasional seed pods were found Fern leaves of multiple species were easy to find. Not the best one found. More of a typical one at this site. The iron present stains things, producing colorful patterns in the matrix and fossils.
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
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