JimB88 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Haven't posted anything in a while so I thought I'd show this conularid I found in the Ft. Payne. Its from a black shale member of the Lower Mississippian (Osagean) Ft Payne Chert This is positive and negative of a large flattened individual. If you look along the sides of the fossil, you can see some sections of it have been displaced. I also want to show this plant impression from the Lower Pennsylvanian Raccoon Mountain Formation. Im not sure if its an impression of a log or a bunch of Cordites leaves. let me know what you think it is. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Very nice conularid! It’s so crisp and well-detailed. The second one looks more like bark/wood to me, but it’s hard to tell exactly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Great conulariid! Glad to see you're posting again. I don't think we've interacted before but I've really enjoyed some of your older Mississippian finds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Gorgeous Conulariid! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Great finds Jim! 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Nice finds. Love the conulariid. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 That is a gorgeous conulariid - congrats on finding it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Nice Conularid. Sorry I can't say anything to your plant fossil. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 11 hours ago, deutscheben said: Very nice conularid! It’s so crisp and well-detailed. The second one looks more like bark/wood to me, but it’s hard to tell exactly. Thanks, the black shale does a great job at preservation! An impression of a log is what Im thinking too, I know very little about plants Im afraid. 11 hours ago, connorp said: Great conulariid! Glad to see you're posting again. I don't think we've interacted before but I've really enjoyed some of your older Mississippian finds. Thank you. Im trying to make time to collect more, but work and the heat are making that difficult. Im hoping to find some vertebrate material in the Fort Payne but so far Ive found nothing definitive. 10 hours ago, Misha said: Gorgeous Conulariid! I think so too. It seems it was just starting to fall apart when it was buried. 10 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Great finds Jim! Thanks Tim! 3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice finds. Love the conulariid. Thank you! 3 hours ago, Monica said: That is a gorgeous conulariid - congrats on finding it! Thanks! Its by far the biggest Ive found as well. 1 hour ago, Ludwigia said: Nice Conularid. Sorry I can't say anything to your plant fossil. Thanks Roger! I love this black shale material! Are you and the plant not talking? I understand, it can be a jerk at times.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I love conularids and that's a wonderful find! Congratulations Jim. Thanks for posting it. The other piece looks like a bark impression or cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emthegem Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 That conulariid is absolutely stunning! - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: I love conularids and that's a wonderful find! Congratulations Jim. Thanks for posting it. The other piece looks like a bark impression or cast. Me too! The detail in that shale is awesome (though my pics don't do it justice.) There are in fact, little "beads" along each of the ridges on the positive. 2 hours ago, Emthegem said: That conulariid is absolutely stunning! Its my best to date; though Im hoping to find a more complete specimen from that particular member of the Ft. Payne. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Awesome conularid. The odds of cordaites leaves ending up so near perfectly parallel to each other and staying that way during preservation are quite low. I'm voting for wood imprint. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Great find- congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Awesome conularid. The odds of cordaites leaves ending up so near perfectly parallel to each other and staying that way during preservation are quite low. I'm voting for wood imprint. Thanks, and I agree with wood impression Just now, Nimravis said: Great find- congrats. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Very gorgeous specimen of a conulariid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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