Jerry W. Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 For your review, here is a specimen of Palmoxylon, sp. (a fossilized extinct palm tree) found in March 2020 in the San Juan Basin of San Juan County, NM. The area is within the Kirtland Formation, Upper Cretaceous Period. This specimen has been cut to show several views of a transition zone in the root ball where adventitious roots or Rhizopalmoxylon, sp. emerge. The first photograph has been diagrammed to show several features in the transition zone. I have also submitted photos of this specimen in the March 2020 "Find of the Month" contest, and a more complete description of the specimen has been made in that entry. 11 Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Very beautiful and great pictures. Link to post Share on other sites
goatinformationist Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Wonderful and illustrative pics. Great find! Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 @Jerry W. is this a personal find? Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry W. Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, JohnJ said: @Jerry W. is this a personal find? Yes, found it this past Saturday along with quite a bit other petrified palm wood. It was a good weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
FossilNerd Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Awesome find! Link to post Share on other sites
Ruger9a Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Beautiful specimen. It would look great in anyone's collection. Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwigia Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Lucky guy to be finding stuff like that! Link to post Share on other sites
grandpa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 She's a real beauty. You did well. A great addition to any collection. Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Pristis Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 The common practice for petrified wood is to use "form genera" names for specimens, thus all petrified palm fiber is described as Palmoxylon sp and the roots as Rhizopalmoxylon sp. The reason for this convention is that the wood rarely gets as much attention as the foliage when plants are described and these components are rarely, if ever, found attached. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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