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Hello, I found this in some fresh rock fall at Turimetta Headland in NSW Australia and was unsure of the identification, any help would be greatly appreciated. 

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Hi Roanan and welcome to the forum.

On first look and without knowing anything about the geology of the region, it looks like fossil plant material to me.

Maybe @Plantguy and @paleoflor can tell you more?

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J

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Cool specimen. Indeed looks like plant remains and there are known plant fossil-bearing rocks of Triassic age in the Turimetta Headland area (e.g. Newport Fm.). I know @Paleoworld-101 has collected there before. Perhaps they can help you further.

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Yep, definitely a plant stem from the Newport Formation (Olenekian to Anisian in age). There isn't enough diagnostic morphology though to identify the genus or species of plant. 

 

Keep looking in those grey shales as you will also find plentiful leaves, which are easier to identify. 

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