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Mystery Piece Found Along With Edestus Teeth Illinois Coal Mine Carboniferous
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Hi all, this strange piece came with a batch of edestus fossils that were found in a coal mine in Illinois. Have no idea what it could be, the front seems to be coated in black coal mostly while the back has what appears to be ridges. All I know about the location is it was found in a coal mine along with some edestus teeth that is Carboniferous in age. Hoping with some help to get to the bottom of this mystery.- 2 replies
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Hello all, I'm a long time lurker on the forum and a new member! I recently went on a trip to the Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area for the first time and am hoping for some assistance/confirmation on my IDs. 1. An imprint of some species of Pecopteris. 2. I'm fairly confident this is a partial Essexella adhere 3. Possibly also an Essexella asherae, but I suspect it also may be wishful thinking Thanks in advance for any assistance! I've got a few small nodules going through a freeze/thaw cycle now, so fingers crossed I'll have some more luck.
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I've purchased 'The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna' by Jack Wittry, and have been fascinated, and nearly overwhelmed, by the wealth of information presented. With the great descriptions and photography, I've been able to identify quite a number of pieces in my collection, but it has been difficult for many of the specimens. I'm certain that this is the normal course of education that most of you have undergone over a period of years, and I'm sure that experience and familiarity will help. I'm requesting your help with identification on some of the more difficult pieces I've run into so far. The first one may simply be a seed pod or some other type of flora that wouldn't have been in the book, but on the chance it might be a coprolite, I'm asking for help: There are two 'pods' in the concretion. Each measures approximately 3/16" x 5/16". The photos are of the positive and negative of one of the pods. Second image in next post.
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