Mazon Creek Flora

[connorp]

Here's a very nice example of Rhacophyllum cornutum that opened recently.

[connorp]

Here's a small piece of the lycopsid bark Synchysidendron andrewsii. This is a common form to find, although this piece is quite neat as it still has a couple leaves attached. When the leaves are detached, they are called Cyperites.

 

[connorp]

Here's a nice sized Laveineopteris rarinervis frond I recently finished repairing. There is a lycopod leaf a couple millimeters below the frond which caused the concretion to split horribly, but in the end I think it came out quite nicely.

 

[connorp]

Here's a nice association piece. The larger fern is the common Diplazites unita. Near its base is a small fragment of the rare lyginopterid Eusphenopteris neuropteroides. This is the only fragment of this species that I've found.

 

[Mark Kmiecik]

Good detail. And the Diplazites ain't bad either. 

[connorp]

A very pretty fertile Crenulopteris acadica pinna.

 

[Yoda]

4 hours ago, connorp said:

A very pretty fertile Crenulopteris acadica pinna.

 

@connorp

Is this a true fern ??

[connorp]

7 hours ago, Yoda said:

@connorp

Is this a true fern ??

Yep it is.