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My hope is that someone can confirm that this fern fossil is Sphenopteris artemisaefolioides. Any additional information on this species would be appreciated.
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Huge Mazon Creek tree fern plant fossil nodule? Does anyone know?
KarenH posted a topic in Fossil ID
I recently was given this fossil that belonged to my grandfather in Wisconsin. Can anyone help me positively identify it? He collected all kinds of things, including Indian Artifacts, Arrowheads, Stone Tools, Rocks and Gems, etc. 13" long 8.4 lbs. Thank you!
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Hello, I picked this up on my recent trip through northern Arizona on route to Grand Canyon North Rim. It appears to be a plant fossil but I have no knowledge on this. I picked it up for my friend's 9 yr old boy who is very interested in geology and fossils. It would make him so happy if we could ID the rock & if this is a fossilized plant. The format would not allow me to upload more than 1 picture due to size. Any help would make a budding 9 yr old geologist very happy. TY
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Was At St. Clair Today And Got Some Great Material!
Shamalama posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Went up to St. Clair today and man did I make out well. Found an old pit someone had dug and, after moving some overburden, got down to good rock. The layers I was working were about 6" thick and bounded on the top by barren rock (possibly a paleosol) and the bottom by a layer of decorticated tree trunks. In between was fern heaven dominated by Alethopteris and Neuropteris. I did find a couple of Pectopteris pieces and some Calamites branch sprouts but that was about it for diversity. Over 100 lbs of rock hauled back to my car in two trips. Here are some pics that are the tip of the iceberg of what I found. One of my piles of keepers. More in the next post...
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St. Clair Fossils - What are these Bubbles? Nan and I visited Deer Lake on Aug. 30 and squeezed in a couple of hours at the end of the day to visit the fern site at St. Clair - we looked mostly for insects or insect traces, and fern seeds. Also we wanted to pick up a nice specimen for one of my colleagues. Here are our finds - maybe someone can explain what the "bubbles" are in these fossils: Carboniferous Bubbles/Bumps: Here are some closeups showing the "bumps or bubbles": Almond Shaped Fossil with Small Bumps: This almond shaped fossil shows bumps on the surface - it is about 2 cm long: This is the most intriguing fossil of all - also has these peculiar bumps: Thanks in advance for helping to identify and explain these finds.
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Is this tiny conical shaped fossil evidence of a "carboniferous creature" or simly a stem fragment that happens to look like parts of a creature? This turned up when Nancy (the keen-eyed member of our family) was examining some finds we just made - she jokingly calls this a "fish tooth" although we both know it's not that. However, the lack of associated plant material suggests that this is either a very isolated stem with a white coating - or - possibly a tiny fossil from a carboniferous creature. We are actively looking for insects and other evidence that living things co-existed with the abundance of plant life in the fossilized swamps at the St. Clair shale pits however, we're very skeptical. We'll be interested in your opinions and inputs on what this might be, and why...thanks!
