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Hello everybody, I am a "weekend hobbyist" when it comes to fossils. My main forte is native american artifacts. That being said, I've noticed something interesting and I'm curious if this is common amongst other fossils. I have here an ammonite formed with limestone. As I studied my new specimen I noticed that there is a pattern that resembles leaves covering the surface. I know that they aren't leaves but that is the best way to explain it in my opinion. I took the best pictures I could through a magnifying glass. If anybody could help me understand what is going on with this leafy pattern I would greatly appreciate it!! If it helps, I live here in San Antonio, TX. Thank you in advance!!!
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Not sure if this is new?
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Fossils found in Florissant...
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I found this with the leaves at my favorite site. I believe it is Fort Union shale and is in central Montana. What do you think? Leaf? Cone? Snail? Notice the partial leaf with it. Thanks
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Went to the Florissant fossil quarry, and found some nice fossils. Wondering if I could possibly get them ID'ed, since I'm a novice. Thanks.
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Hi! I'm an amateur rockhound, mainly hunting in the Bighorn Basin in north-western Wyoming. I found this on the bank of the Shoshone River outside of Powell, WY. I'm curious to what kind of leaf it it and how old the fossil itself might be.
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I got this fossil in a trade, I really don't know much about the value of Ginkgo leafs, more of a hobbyist, and I was hoping someone could give me an idea what would be a fair appraisal. thanks in advance!
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Dear all, Since it is simply impossible for an individual collector to collect everywhere, trading offers a great method to diversify. Several TFF Members are actively collecting plant fossils and together we cover an almost worldwide range of different localities. Even if you are specializing in a particular area, fossils of equivalent age from elsewhere could prove interesting material for comparison purposes (for example, there are some interesting parallels and differences between the European and North American Pennsylvanian floras). My question is, therefore: is anyone interested in trading plant fossil material? Anyone who had any plant material to offer for trade, or is looking for particular specimens to trade, please chime in! Cheers, Tim
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My husband and I were exploring a new area for fossils, and ran across a few interesting rocks that have me scratching my head wondering what we found! The rocks in the area are Gardeau Formation, of Upper Devonian age. I picked this one off the forest floor, turned it over, and at first thought it still had a leaf stuck to it! I've never found anything like this before. All I do know is that Devonian is much too early for angiosperm leaves!
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This is from Namurian shale. Specimen is 10cm/4 inches across.The pattern looks like leaf venation but seems too 'advanced' for Namurian leaves. There is abundant plant material of lepidodendron, sigillaria in the area but I haven't seen this before. Any thoughts?
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Alas it is in bad shape. Found in a Lemont, IL quarry (I beleive that area is from the Devonian period). Found by accident as the Village is putting in walking paths around the quarries and some heavy equipment ran the rock over and split it. The fossil? is about 2'' long and 1/2'' wide. No worries if it cannot be ID'ed at all. I was guessing a leaf, but a fossil hunter I am not ;-( Thanks in advance.
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Help Identifying Mystery Plant Leaf Fossils In Unidentified Rock
tylerknight posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi there, I have come across another find and have taken it to to different fossil collectors who can not figure out what it is. It seems to be several leaves fossilized in this unidentified rock. Now the weird part about it is the density of the rock. I have a large meteorite collection and this looks and feels like a meteorite and even has what looks to be a fusion crust alone the outside edges. This is obviously impossible as it has fossilized leaves in it. I am just using this as a comparison as far as weight and density. I cannot find the species of plant to match the shape and pattern of these leaves or what type of rock it could be if anyone could help me identify that would be great! thanks so much!
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I just "Re-discovered" these fossils in one of my drawers, it's been a while. I found the first shark tooth at Venice Beach FL about a year ago. The second shark tooth I found at Rock Springs a little more recently. And the leaf/Single-celled animal, I found somewhere in central FL. I don't remember the exact location. I'm also not sure about the leaf thing, do the different colors in the rock mean anything? I also understand the pictures are kind of bad, my camera has been giving me a lot of problems lately.
