Weird Calamites Fossil

[icycatelf]

Appears to be several clustered together. I was thinking that it could be the base of the plant, where several stems branched off a shared rhizome (as seen in figure a). Thoughts?
 

Edited January 26, 2023 by icycatelf

[JBkansas]

Have you found calamites in the deposit before? Are you sure that's not geologic?

[Bguild]

The band towards the top (right) side going across the majority of this fossil has me thinking it's a single calamites section, but compressed and warped. It's a less detail pronounced specimen, but to the point above I think it is a fossil vs just a rock/geologic. 

Edited January 26, 2023 by Bguild

[Rockwood]

The preservation isn't good enough to be certain from this photo, but I think this is likely multiple Cordiates leaves.

Edited January 26, 2023 by Rockwood
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[connorp]

Can you take more pictures from multiple angles?

[icycatelf]

Calamites is one of the most common fossils here. I've found plenty of it and Artisia just behind my house.

Here are a couple more angles, as well as a close-up of what appear to be Calamites' characteristic nodes:
 

Edited January 26, 2023 by icycatelf

[Rockwood]

Poorly preserved plant matter is the best I can give it. These could be nodes, but evidence of vascular wedges in the pith cast is weak, and it doesn't strike me as looking like an external mold.