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RomanK..... Very nice examples.....Heres a couple of mine.....

Sigillaria Trunk & Lepidodendron Trunk

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Calamites? & Paripteris cf gigantea

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Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... :)

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RomanK..... Very nice examples.....Heres a couple of mine.....

Sigillaria Trunk & Lepidodendron Trunk

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Calamites? & Paripteris cf gigantea

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Thanks Steve, I really like your 3d stems and big fern plate. Very nice examples.

One day I found this big stem but even not tried to take it.

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Sigillaria chunk, unfortunately the specimen got destroyed (It was carelessly thrown by a family member and snapped into many pieces). It was about 19 inches long and 6 wide.

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My biggest Calamites section to date, also my nicest.

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My biggest fern to date. Still unsure of an ID but I think I have it narrowed down (without specifics)

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Sigillaria chunk, unfortunately the specimen got destroyed (It was carelessly thrown by a family member and snapped into many pieces). It was about 19 inches long and 6 wide.

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My biggest Calamites section to date, also my nicest.

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My biggest fern to date. Still unsure of an ID but I think I have it narrowed down (without specifics)

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Very good specimens Nicholas, especially Calamites stem pith cast (possibly C. approximatus)

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RomanK..... You could roll it into a wheelbarrow whilst it is tipped on its side and use the wheelbarrow handle and side to lever it upright.... I was lucky in that one of the machine drivers at the quarry would help me get them with a digger after I found them and then I simply rolled them out of the bucket into my car.... and down a plank at home.....

Heres a couple I couldnt collect as they were 'Too Big' ....Sigilaria, Lepidodendron & Stigmaria.....

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Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... :)

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RomanK..... You could roll it into a wheelbarrow whilst it is tipped on its side and use the wheelbarrow handle and side to lever it upright.... I was lucky in that one of the machine drivers at the quarry would help me get them with a digger after I found them and then I simply rolled them out of the bucket into my car.... and down a plank at home.....

Heres a couple I couldnt collect as they were 'Too Big' ....Sigilaria, Lepidodendron & Stigmaria.....

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Yes Steve, you're right but too many efforts for so bad preservated stem. I like your pictures with fossils in situ, they are great.

Stigmaria (3d) with visible rootlets (not so long but qiute thick).

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Very good specimens Nicholas, especially Calamites stem pith cast (possibly C. approximatus)

That's what I have it labeled as actually. A local fossil expert believes that to be the best ID without examining it person.

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Hey Roman and everyone....you all have some fantastic big plant material. I really like seeing it! Thanks for sharing. Regards, Chris

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Hey Roman and everyone....you all have some fantastic big plant material. I really like seeing it! Thanks for sharing. Regards, Chris

Thanks Chris, this fern plate is some 35x45 cm, my biggest specimen yet.

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That's what I have it labeled as actually. A local fossil expert believes that to be the best ID without examining it person.

Hi Nicholas, I'm happy you have IDed your Calamites examples. I didn't do that for all my specimens.

This is the bigger Artisia I found yet.

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Thanks Chris, this fern plate is some 35x45 cm, my biggest specimen yet.

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Hey Roman, that is a really wonderful looking specimen. Great dimensions and leaf attachment detail! Is that also from your Donetsk heaps? The matrix looks much lighter in color than the greys/pinks of the others? Regards, Chris

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Hey Roman, that is a really wonderful looking specimen. Great dimensions and leaf attachment detail! Is that also from your Donetsk heaps? The matrix looks much lighter in color than the greys/pinks of the others? Regards, Chris

Yes, Chris, sure that find is from the mine tip. Do not pay attention to the colour, this picture was made under very bright sun rays, real colour is light grey. Regards, Roman.

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My largest carboniferous finds ..... ;);)

best regards

Bruno

Bruno, all members know about your very nice sigillaria bark plates, but you've got a really nice sigillaria stems, beautiful! I've found only this small sigillaria stem fragment.

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Wow guys!...

You certainly put power to the saying 'bigger is better' ;). Unfortunately I have to bring home my finds by public transport, so the 'big ones' usually get a ceremonial farewell instead of their rightful place in my cabinet :P. It's a treat to see all this though!

Cheers,

Tim

Searching for green in the dark grey.

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Wow guys!...

You certainly put power to the saying 'bigger is better' ;). Unfortunately I have to bring home my finds by public transport, so the 'big ones' usually get a ceremonial farewell instead of their rightful place in my cabinet :P. It's a treat to see all this though!

Cheers,

Tim

Sorry Tim, as you understand that is only particular topic (or "reason") for active communication. It does't matter what size really. Sometimes bigger means more informative. Sometimes you can use a scope to demonstrate a beautiful details of the small specimen (I already did that). For me it's important criterium cause I work mostly on the heaps where rocks are splintered. Next time we can start the micro session. :) Regards, Roman

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Saturday ,Hervé my friend found a nice sigillaria bark...ribs are 1 centimeter wide ;);)

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Bruno

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