traveltip1 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) "Petrified", permineralized, silicified wood from Triassic Newark supergroup in Pennsylvania. Probably Araucarioxylon; same genus as in Arizona Petrified Forest national park. Some specimens have dark lignite on surface. For scale: silver discs in photo are USA quarter coins (0.995 inch or 2.42 centimeters in diameter). Edited December 25, 2011 by traveltip1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRanger Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Very interesting pieces. Is this from the southeastern PA region, such as Bucks County or Montgomery County? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Yes. Southeastern PA, Triassic Newark supergroup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Here is one of the specimens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 And another specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 And a third specimen, without lignite on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hey Traveltip1, Very nice finds! I had no idea you could collect his type of thing in these time periods. Is this what you typically collect, or do you collect other things in the Newark Supergroup as well? There are a number of us on here who "dig" the Newark Supergroup! Thanks for posting these interesting 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...
Auspex Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Seems like every time I turn around, I learn about something cool from the Newark Supergroup; cool wood! "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...
Kehbe Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Wow, nice stuff! It seems I never find the big stuff. Seems I always find the odd tiny pieces in odd places that makes ID a pain in the neck. Really great pieces you got there! Here is one I found not long ago while on a walk at Swope Park. It was the only piece around and laying a few feet off the trail. It is only 1/16" thick and sounds like glass when you drop it on the table. It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangebuccaneer Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxman56 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 <ol> <li>nice finds</li> </ol> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phytosaur Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Nice finds, are you finding these as float, or are they from an outcropping? I have read that farmers would find pet wood when plowing fields in montgomery and bucks counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Just looking for wood. Both float and stratified material found. it's scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy784 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Very nice stuff. I actually have quite a few pieces of that material. I've always attributed it to Araucarioxylon as well. I as of yet have only found it in strata. Often found with Equisetites, at least in the Lockatong. I'd be interested in knowing what other plant material you're finding out there. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Very nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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