Rockin' Ric Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hello all! I went fossil hunting back in May 2020 and posted a picture of a box of fern fossils in a previous thread. Here are the closeup shots. The site where I found the fern fossils is known for its fossilized trackways of arthropods, reptiles and amphibians as well as marine and terrestrial fossils that lived in Alabama 300 million years ago. As I was wrapping up to leave the site I stumbled upon a 3 x 4 foot shale slab that someone had split previously looking for trackway fossils and discarded it. I see these fern fronds in the first picture protruding from that slab. I sat my butt down and split that slab of shale to see what treasures it would hold until there was nothing else to split. The end result is all these pictures of ferns. Being the fern fossil collector, it was my gain and someone else loss. Most of the fossils are Mariopteris with an Eusphenopteris thrown in. 15 WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emthegem Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Wow these are so nicely defined - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Lovely pieces. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Great finds, Ric! Love those Alethopteris. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Wow, Ricky! I’m definitely ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Nice finds! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 All of those ferns were from repeatedly splitting only one slab of rock? WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Wow!! Some nice finds. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Very attractive specimens! Congratulations on a lucky find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Wonderful ferns! One person’s discard pile is another person’s treasure! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Very nice bouquet! Was this an APS trip? I need to join that club for sure. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Thanks y'all...there's more to come...FossilDAWG, it was indeed an APS field trip. WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Very pretty pieces, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Great finds! Those are some beautiful ferns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsNS Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Beautiful specimens Ric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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