gigantoraptor Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Hello all Since I can't go to school for a couple of weeks I have time to catch up with some ID's. Most of these plants and pieces of wood have been in my collection for years, thinking it's impossible to ID these because of lack of location. All of these come from old collections without labelling. I know next to nothing about plants or wood. 1: No location at all. Piece is about 10 cm wide. I am not 100% this is actually wood and not just a mineral, but I think these are growth rings. 2: This piece has been in my family for the past 3 generations, without any info. About 10 cm wide. 3: Nothing is known about this piece. It's very heavy. About 16 cm. 4: Also nothing is known about this piece. I think this is called Calamites, but again not sure. It's very long (I have a joining piece so total length is about 15 cm) and thin. 5: Also no location. Largest fern piece is about 7 cm in length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said: I think this is called Calamites, but again not sure. It's very long (I have a joining piece so total length is about 15 cm) and thin. It looks like the actual body fossil of a calamites stem. A better look at potential nodes would be helpful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Rockwood said: It looks like the actual body fossil of a calamites stem. A better look at potential nodes would be helpful. There is nothing more to see on these pieces except 4 sides of what you see on the picture. I guess this means it cannot be ID'ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said: I guess this means it cannot be ID'ed? No. I think I already have. In smaller branches the nodes are relatively far apart in relation to the diameter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 #5 is the Pennsylvanian genus Alethopteris, but I'm not certain about the species or the location, as it occurs more or less worldwide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, deutscheben said: #5 is the Pennsylvanian genus Alethopteris, but I'm not certain about the species or the location, as it occurs more or less worldwide. Thanks a lot for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 it sounds bad but i wish my school in the uk was cancelled so i could do the same but it seems they are trying to continue to easter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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