Rockin' Ric Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) All of you have found, bought and traded them, they are in your collection. Show us your best, biggest or most unique Calamites you've collected. I've seen ones from France, England and the USA. I'm curious to see Calamites from other states in America as well as other countries in the world. I will start with 3 from my collection. Crucicalamite- the largest Calamite Rootlet- the most unique Calamite Stem Cast- the longest Edited June 14, 2011 by Rockin' Ric WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) Hey Ric, Great thread - Don't have much in the way of 3-D specimens,... - I hope to correct that tomorrow. But, ... for now, ... I have these: Collected in Sept. of last year - Rhode Island formation Plainville Mass. Regards, Edited June 5, 2011 by Fossildude19 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...
Fossildude19 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) And the ONE 3-D piece I own. I received it in trade from a gentleman in Ohio, back around 5 years ago. Lost the paper with the info on it, though. Regards, Edited June 9, 2011 by Fossildude19 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...
Terry Dactyll Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hi Ric... Some VERY nice examples there...Your blessed with the quality of tip casts you can find...Heres a few bits out of my collection... Fossildude... Very nice to see your specimens... The Calamites Trunk.... I believe this is a cast of the basal Calamites trunk having a little decortication that has taken place during seperation from the mudstone... Internal Casts of stem and tip... Calamites external junction showing leaf nodes... External growing tip compression demonstrating leafs attached... Calamastachys cone... Annularia... The delecate Asterophyllites... Paracalamostachys Spadiciformis, the 'not so well known' or even heard of Calamites cone, with one demonstrating its still attached to the Asterophyllites stem... 1 Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromiopsis Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hello, Calamites stem from the upper Carboniferous(Stephanian) from Alès, south of France Size 16 cm long D Gallery pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/supergrevling/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Nice specimens guys! Steve you definitely have amassed quite a collection of calamite parts! Never seen calamite trunks as big as those you have? Where is Bruno and Roman? I've only seen a portion of their collections, I bet they have more! WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hi Ric... Some VERY nice examples there...Your blessed with the quality of tip casts you can find...Heres a few bits out of my collection... Fossildude... Very nice to see your specimens... Man Oh man! Steve - you could just about make your own calamites tree! Awesome specimens! Thanks for posting those! Regards, 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...
Fossildude19 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) Hello, Calamites stem from the upper Carboniferous(Stephanian) from Alès, south of France Size 16 cm long D Nice specimen, Dromiopsis! Thanks for showing us! Regards, Edited June 9, 2011 by Fossildude19 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...
TMNH Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 A little calamites from Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada. I was lucky enough to collect a bit of material from Joggins before it was turned into a UNESCO world heritage site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 A little calamites from Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada. I was lucky enough to collect a bit of material from Joggins before it was turned into a UNESCO world heritage site. Nice ribbing on this specimen TMNH. Thanks for sharing it with us! WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Some specimens from my collection I have available on photo on my computer: STEMS Calamites goeppertii Calamites suckowii Calamites cisti Calamites carinatus Equisetites sp. unknown species, Czech Republic FOLIAGE Annularia stellata Asterophyllites cf. equisetiformes Phyllotheca ROOTS Pinnularia sp. 1 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Some specimens from my collection I have available on photo on my computer... Ooooooo What a collection; roots and all! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Some specimens from my collection I have available on photo on my computer: STEMS Calamites goeppertii Calamites suckowii Calamites cisti Calamites carinatus Equisetites sp. unknown species, Czech Republic FOLIAGE Annularia stellata Asterophyllites cf. equisetiformes Phyllotheca ROOTS Pinnularia sp. Awesome collection Paleoflor! In the top pictures, the one on the right...is that a 3D cast of one Calamite or two fused together, interesting specimen. Ya know in all my collecting of 3D Calamite cast, I haven't had the fortune of finding annualria anywhere near this kind of fossil...I wonder why? WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Awesome collection Paleoflor! In the top pictures, the one on the right...is that a 3D cast of one Calamite or two fused together, interesting specimen. Ya know in all my collecting of 3D Calamite cast, I haven't had the fortune of finding annualria anywhere near this kind of fossil...I wonder why? It is a 3D cast which has been deformed slightly; one of my favourite specimens because of this. Yes, you've built up a very, very nice 3D Calamite collection! I've had lots of fun going through your other topics on them. Beautiful specimens. My guess is that the conditions were not favourable for the preservation of the foliage in your area if you do not find Annularia at all. Chances of finding the two (Calamites and Annularia) attached are always small, but not encountering foliage at all is probably an effect of fossilisation. If you really want to have foliage in your collection we could always trade a couple of specimens... Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) It is a 3D cast which has been deformed slightly; one of my favourite specimens because of this. Yes, you've built up a very, very nice 3D Calamite collection! I've had lots of fun going through your other topics on them. Beautiful specimens. My guess is that the conditions were not favourable for the preservation of the foliage in your area if you do not find Annularia at all. Chances of finding the two (Calamites and Annularia) attached are always small, but not encountering foliage at all is probably an effect of fossilisation. If you really want to have foliage in your collection we could always trade a couple of specimens... Paleoflor, thank you for the kind words and info, it makes sense that may be the reason why I'm not finding Annularia with the Calamites? Also thanks to you for sharing part of your collection! Edited June 9, 2011 by Rockin' Ric WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Recent finds from Rhode Island Fm. Collected June 5th 2011. A 3-d piece but crushed flat! And some multiple stems. Regards, 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...
Xenocidaris Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I don't have many plant fossils, but I have found this one in Belgium. The scale bar measures 1.18 inches. The fossil is upper carboniferous in age. @Paleoflor: great specimens! Sincerely, Bram Fossils: a way of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Recent finds from Rhode Island Fm. Collected June 5th 2011. A 3-d piece but crushed flat! And some multiple stems. Regards, Tim, those are really nice! I just notice this post. I was perusing your gallery when I saw the post there. Didn't know you had posted here too. WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 I don't have many plant fossils, but I have found this one in Belgium. The scale bar measures 1.18 inches. The fossil is upper carboniferous in age. @Paleoflor: great specimens! Sincerely, Bram Bram, really nice detail on that one! Thanks for sharing it with us, it's nice to see calamites are also found in other parts of the world. WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hello, Calamites stem from the upper Carboniferous(Stephanian) from Alès, south of France Size 16 cm long D Dromiopsis, nice detail on your 3D Calamite stems. When I first saw these samples they look very similar to ones I have found here in the US. Thanks for sharing Calamites with us! WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy784 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Hey RockinRic, I once, a while back, worked in a surface coal mine in Alabama. As I recall, it was near Birmingham. At that time, pre enlightenment/addiction, I only had a passing interest in fossils. I do recall however seeing many 3-D Calamites casts, litteraly laying around. Wish I had more information for you but it seems like the strip mine was north of Birmingham. It was about 25 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hey RockinRic, I once, a while back, worked in a surface coal mine in Alabama. As I recall, it was near Birmingham. At that time, pre enlightenment/addiction, I only had a passing interest in fossils. I do recall however seeing many 3-D Calamites casts, litteraly laying around. Wish I had more information for you but it seems like the strip mine was north of Birmingham. It was about 25 years ago. Hey Flyguy, you are probably talking about the Walker County / Jasper area which is northwest of Birmingham, also known for it's famous trackways / trace fossils. I believe you about seeing 3D Calamite casts lying around. Same is true for construction sites in and around the Birmingham area. Since it is very hilly here, all an excavator has to do is cut into one of them and spread it's contents, nice big rain and it's like finding arrowheads. Needless to say we have lots of em' down here! Now when I'm out hunting fossils, I find a 3D Calamite cast I usually discard it not unless there is some type of feature on it that makes me want to keep it. WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) Here's my contribution. I collected these only a few weeks ago and haven't prepped them yet. Heck, I haven't even cleaned them yet. So many fossils......so little time. The first is a bifurcated stem. I never saw this characteristic in a calamite. The last two are of a specimen which is unusual in that it's "draped" over the matrix.......like a waterfall. Tom Edited July 5, 2011 by TOM BUCKLEY AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Cool finds, Tom! Thanks for posting those - both quality pieces! Regards, 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...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Cool finds, Tom! Thanks for posting those - both quality pieces! Regards, Thanks Tim. Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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