Cianfaglione Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I found this interesting plate this morning, not sure what the two (circled) objects are, but they look like possible conifer cones, including what looks like a stem on the top cone-like marking. Early Jurassic, East Berlin Formation in Connecticut. Comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Hey Paul, Those are pretty cool looking. Not sure exactly what they are, although conifer cone is a possibility. They don't quite look like the one I found, however. I would send these pictures to Brian Axsmith, and see what he says. 3 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...
Wrangellian Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Maybe individual scales from a larger cone? Are such things known from that fm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cianfaglione Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Thank you guys for the comments. Not as textbook of an example as your conifer cone Tim! Whatever they may be, I agree, pretty cool looking, and exciting specimen. I wish there was more information and comparative examples to go by. On a humorous note, my first reaction when I glanced at the plate was that of two fruits of a wild strawberry plant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 10 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Maybe individual scales from a larger cone? Are such things known from that fm? Eric, They are, but they look like obvious cone scales. Semi-circular/ovate. These are something different - maybe some sort of spore or seed head, bract, or some other fertile structure. 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...
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