xonenine Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 another picturesque setting to collect, very sweet spot Bob! Carmine "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...
Ludwigia Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Missed out on this until now. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesta384 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Amazing! Thank you for sharing. Any thoughts on stabilization and preservation for display? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckyb Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 What a great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) being one of the happy recipients of a sample of these 3D Leaf Fossils, I'd like to share a few shots of it.These leaves could not look any crisper! thanks again Bob! Carmine Edited March 19, 2012 by xonenine "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...
Ludwigia Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I just remembered that I found something similar years ago in the cretaceous of Blankenburg. Credneria zenkeri var acuminata, the original deciduous genus, Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Amazing! Thank you for sharing. Any thoughts on stabilization and preservation for display? Well, Pretty much super glue the fractures. Sadly at first, some nice ones fell apart because they were very fractured. So I quickly learned to take super glue up the hill with me as I collect and glue them on the spot, Just to get some of them down the hill in one piece. As far as display I'm triming them, so they stand up right. Like this......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Missed out on this until now. Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you didn't miss my hunt! ..love your piece. It looks alot like what I've been finding at this site. Bob Edited March 20, 2012 by bdevey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 being one of the happy recipients of a sample of these 3D Leaf Fossils, I'd like to share a few shots of it.These leaves could not look any crisper! thanks again Bob! They are crisp, I have stepped on a few ....Thanks Carmine. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm glad you didn't miss my hunt! ..love your piece. It looks alot like what I've been finding at this site. Bob One happy difference to your finds is that the matrix and leaves are stable. No need for super glue. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Well, Pretty much super glue the fractures. Sadly at first, some nice ones fell apart because they were very fractured. So I quickly learned to take super glue up the hill with me as I collect and glue them on the spot, Just to get some of them down the hill in one piece. As far as display I'm triming them, so they stand up right. Like this......... Superb!!! Way to go Bob And the super glue in our bags Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Well, Pretty much super glue the fractures. Sadly at first, some nice ones fell apart because they were very fractured. So I quickly learned to take super glue up the hill with me as I collect and glue them on the spot, Just to get some of them down the hill in one piece. As far as display I'm triming them, so they stand up right. Like this......... Nice presentation! What exactly are you using to trim them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 This specimen: is just about the neatest leaf fossil I have had the pleasure to view "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...
Scylla Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 So are these preserved in volcanic ash? That would account for the lovely preservation and 3-d nature of your wonderful fossils. It would also provide an opportunity to date the fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Superb!!! Way to go Bob And the super glue in our bags Yep...Don't leave home without it Thanks, Astron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 This specimen: is just about the neatest leaf fossil I have had the pleasure to view Wow Thanks, Auspex, I am proud of it, I searched for about 6 months for an unknown plant site, and I was well rewarded. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nice presentation! What exactly are you using to trim them? Thanks Eric. I first soaked it in water, so that it wouldn't soak up much oil and be much easer to clean. I used a 6in trim saw very much like this one....... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 So are these preserved in volcanic ash? That would account for the lovely preservation and 3-d nature of your wonderful fossils. It would also provide an opportunity to date the fossils. Yeah it is, I have been working on better dating the site. And I'm now thinking it may be in the Roxy Formation, But I have more homework to do. When I'm sure, I will post. Thanks Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yeah it is, I have been working on better dating the site. And I'm now thinking it may be in the Roxy Formation, But I have more homework to do. When I'm sure, I will post. Thanks Bob That is a spectacular specimen Bob Just by coincidence I'm cataloging some Clarno plants with identical preservation. When I inquired the consensus is preservation by a mud-flow event. The result is a lack of any apparent bedding plane. I also have a few examples collected from Goshen that are a complete juxtapositional jumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks Eric. I first soaked it in water, so that it wouldn't soak up much oil and be much easer to clean. I used a 6in trim saw very much like this one....... Bob Ah, I have similar one, but the necessity of water or oil has kept me from using it on my shale which crumbles at the sight of water. For that I have bought some abrasive blades (cut-anything type) but haven't yet found the right machine to attach them to! I understand there are also diamond blades for dry use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) That is a spectacular specimen Bob Just by coincidence I'm cataloging some Clarno plants with identical preservation. When I inquired the consensus is preservation by a mud-flow event. The result is a lack of any apparent bedding plane. I also have a few examples collected from Goshen that are a complete juxtapositional jumble. Thanks Scott, I was thinking something like a Lahar, would make sense. Plus after an hour going up and down the hill , I look as if I was in a mudflow . If at all possable, It would be cool to see a pic or two, of What your working on. Bob Edited March 21, 2012 by bdevey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 A Lahar certainly qualifies as an ashy mud-flow event There is one large Platanus that caught my attention as it is folded over and around the matrix. If I get the opportunity I will post a few photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 Bumping up an old hunt because, I recently returned to this site, thought I would share some new finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bdevey Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 This one is probably nothing but thought maybe a Cone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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