Lucid_Bot Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Howdy! Just posting some of my finds for ID. Feel free to correct or specify. I can provide dimensions if needed as it's hard to get good pics with a measure of some of these. The first two look like Asterophyllites to me. The third, fourth and fifth, I'd guess Sphenopteroids (the fourth is only 1 cm from top to bottom). The sixth I think is Annularia. The rest I believe are Neuropteroids. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 and 2 are Asterophyllites. 3, 4, and 5 are Aphlebia or Rhacophyllum. 6 is Annularia. 7 is Alethopteris. 8 and 10 are probably Neuropteris. 9 could be Macroneuropteris. To get specific IDs you would need to search the literature. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Bot Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, connorp said: 1 and 2 are Asterophyllites. 3, 4, and 5 are Aphlebia or Rhacophyllum. 6 is Annularia. 7 is Alethopteris. 8 and 10 are probably Neuropteris. 9 could be Macroneuropteris. To get specific IDs you would need to search the literature. I never heard of Aphlebia or Rhacophyllum. I don't find many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Some of those are very nice pieces. Edited May 20, 2022 by Tidgy's Dad 1 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Specimen 4 does not immediately strike me as Aphlebia-Rhacophyllum type material. The rachides of both orders seem well-developed. The main rachis is fairly constant in thickness. The rachides bearing the pinnules even appears to have a clear three-dimensionality to them (i.e., non-flat or laminate). Unfortunately, no scale is provided on the photograph, but I would tentatively agree with the OP and look for IDs in the direction of "fine fern-like" fronds, e.g., sphenopterid and Rhodea-type foliage or allied forms. Things like the genus Sphyropteris come to mind? 3 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Bot Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Some of those are very nice pieces. Thank you. I've been very lucky in my hunts. The outcrops in my area keep dropping fossiliferous shale. Now I have hundreds of fossils (including some large plates) and I don't even have space for it all in my house. My big question now is: how to preserve these things? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Lucid_Bot said: Thank you. I've been very lucky in my hunts. The outcrops in my area keep dropping fossiliferous shale. Now I have hundreds of fossils (including some large plates) and I don't even have space for it all in my house. My big question now is: how to preserve these things? Not a clue about prepping these, my pins won't do. I'd leave (leaf) them, frankly. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Bot Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, paleoflor said: The rachides bearing the pinnules even appears to have a clear three-dimensionality to them (i.e., non-flat or laminate). Unfortunately, no scale is provided on the photograph Sorry, which specimen would you like scale for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, Lucid_Bot said: Sorry, which specimen would you like scale for? I think they are talking about 3, 4, and 5. 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...
paleoflor Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 14 hours ago, Lucid_Bot said: The third, fourth and fifth, I'd guess Sphenopteroids (the fourth is only 1 cm from top to bottom). I was talking about No. 4 and just noticed you in fact did make a comment on the size of this specimen, so no further need to provide a scale on the image. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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