bdevey Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Don't mind if I crop and enhance a bit; trying to get a good look at the middle one - but still not sure what I'm looking at... Here's a better image, I think its a Pinus bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Nice photo Bob and good ID on a nifty inflorescence (catkin). I'm wondering what the other flora is next to it? ...looks like it may be Poaceae (grass). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Agreed with Scott on poaceae... Amazingly very detailed 3D preservation, Bob Good they split easily, not so good they are more friable than necessary. Having this in mind, I think trere are possibilities for even better results next time In my next trip I'll look for a cop first... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 Eric, Scott and Astron...Thanks for the comments and in case you missed it, there are close ups of the two pieces in post #14. I have been studying them, and I think it is grass! Yea.... Here is a closer up image of a previous piece. This next piece, I have not posted yet, to me it Screams grass . It has some damage, Insect? decay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Thanks Carmine, Here is another pic,...I was hopeing for grass at first, but looks like sequoia or metasequoia? {Carmine note the back ground, anything look familiar? thanks agian, I just bought a new camera, will post some photos soon.} yes, I see them now Bob, hi guys, how was the trip? , and have besn enjoying the plant fossil closeups also... "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 How exciting!!!!!! Amazing! Wonderful finds!!!!! "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I added a video....so you can see these unusual fossils better. I hope you all can see them, like I see them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Oh woww that video is amazing in HD. Thanks for the footage and not to forget the fossils. My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 terrific resolution Bob, thanks for making this video "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Seeing the video I realized better how difficult it is to display in the pics this unusual but so nice preservation Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Sure does look like grass, tho I'm no expert. Congrats anyway! I wonder what that long smooth leaf is in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Sure does look like grass, tho I'm no expert. Congrats anyway! I wonder what that long smooth leaf is in the video. I have tried to id it with no luck yet. At 11 cm long It is the largest I have found at the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Im glad you guys liked the video, thanks I made it back to the site this weekend, here are a few new finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I have been enjoying looking at the little bits, the first one is only 2mm wide, its also in the upper left of the second photo. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Does this woody piece look familiar to anyone? It kinda looks like a thin piece of bark, or maybe part of a cone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Thank you so much for showing this video! My little hands would have been shaking trying to take that video. That fossil is SOOO impressive!!! A million Congratulations!!!! Also EXCELLENT additional finds!!!! "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Great finds! Congratulations, and nice video, too. Yes, those are something to crow about! Edited February 20, 2012 by Bullsnake Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Does this woody piece look familiar to anyone? It kinda looks like a thin piece of bark, or maybe part of a cone? It reminds me of "bark" from the base of a palm frond. "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...
piranha Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Another fantastic haul and the plate with the catkins and grass is top-notch. Is this exposure late Eocene to early Oligocene? My guess on the other specimen would be something closer to Equisetum with the uppermost portion representing a disconnected node. Unfortunately there are not that many references for the southern Cascades fossil flora. Thanks for posting these wonderful examples Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 It reminds me of "bark" from the base of a palm frond. Your rite, it does,... interesting. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Another fantastic haul and the plate with the catkins and grass is top-notch. Is this exposure late Eocene to early Oligocene? My guess on the other specimen would be something closer to Equisetum with the uppermost portion representing a disconnected node. Unfortunately there are not that many references for the southern Cascades fossil flora. Thanks for posting these wonderful examples Bob The site very well could be lower Oligocene, but unlikely Eocene. Thanks for the Equisetum, fox tail ID, Lol. I didn't think of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Nice fossils! I especially enjoyed the site pictures. I really like seeing the places where others are able to find fossils. I enjoy site seeing also , so on a return trip, I took a little video to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Bob's Fabulous Fossil Adventure looking forward to the sequel :eat popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Thanks for showing the site Bob! Your latest finds and video are terrific, and I truly enjoy seeing where peple hunt - looks like a neat place. 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...
bdevey Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Scott and Tim, thanks, glad you enjoyed the site video. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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