Missourian Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Has anyone here collected these Pennsylvanian plants? If so, show 'em. This gymnosperm tree is classified under a handful of genera: Cordaites - leaves Cordaianthus - seed cone Cardiocarpus - seed Artisia - stem Amyelon - roots I'll start with a few I've posted on the forum already.... Leaf bundle (Cordaites): Leaf (Cordaites): Stump and roots: Roots (Amyelon?): Roots (Amyelon?): All are from the Pennsylvanian Winterset Limestone of the Kansas City area. A reconstruction of the living tree: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evannorton Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Thanks for sharing these. I have a few found in the mazon creek area - most I find are single leaf variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Cordaites lingulatus Carboniferous - Stephanian Sanvignes-les-Mines, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kehbe Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 A few Pennsylvanian cordiates from my gallery.... And then Pic1 and 2 I just posted recently and I know I have pictures of some others I have found but I can't seem to locate them right now. Pic1 Pic2 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...
Bullsnake Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Upper Penn. Formation not known. Creek bank, possibly deposited in loess, or exposed from bridge construction. Leavenworth county, KS. The site: Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Thanks everyone for the contributions so far. Here are a few more Cordaites and company from my collection.... A leaf with fine detail: Some leaves with attached Spirorbis tube worms: Artisia. This is the striated pith cast of the stem: Some wood still attached to a pith cast: Root molds: I picked up these roots several years ago. I really would like to find that road cut again.... Cordaicarpus seed: Cordaicarpus? seeds attached to twig: All specimens shown come from the upper Winterset Limestone. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 hey those are nice missourian, i need to hunt down some of those My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 ...Some wood still attached to a pith cast: ... This specimen is beyond awesome! "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...
JimB88 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 All Ive found are Artisia (from either the Upper Mississippian or lower most Pennsylvanian.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdutronc Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hi my friends ,I 'm coming back ,here is a link about cordaites plants from France and Spain ... Best regards Bruno http://forums-naturalistes.forums-actifs.com/t4194-cordaites-borassifolius-sternberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hi my friends ,I 'm coming back ,here is a link about cordaites plants from France and Spain ... Best regards Bruno http://forums-natura...olius-sternberg Merci beaucoup! There are so many spectacular specimens. I really love the leaf bundles. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdutronc Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Hi Missourian thank you for your comment, leaves bundles are very difficult to find on both sides ofcontinents, I also like the contrast and color "honey" of your specimens.... Best regards Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hello all. Missurian, nice topic and wonderful finds and pics!!!. Bruno, excellent cordaites collection!!! Nice the rest contributions, as well! I came into this topic yesterday and in my surprice, I realized that the unkown to me plant material I have found last Sunday in my hunting area (late miocene middle Crete island, Greece) bears some similarities to the stuff presented here. I searced my available papers on the Cretan flora fossils, but I didn't find anything relative. What's your opinion? I attach pics of my slab and of Missurian's leaf and seed. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 On 5/9/2012 at 1:32 PM, astron said: I came into this topic yesterday and in my surprice, I realized that the unkown to me plant material I have found last Sunday in my hunting area (late miocene middle Crete island, Greece) bears some similarities to the stuff presented here. I searced my available papers on the Cretan flora fossils, but I didn't find anything relative. What's your opinion? I attach pics of my slab and of Missurian's leaf and seed. I don't think the cordaitales made it past the Triassic. Your specimen, though, may have filled a similar ecological niche. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Hey Ya'll! I saw this thread and maybe late to the game. While going through boxes of my collection last evening I came across some specimens that I've been told that are Cordaite casts from the Alabama / Pottsville formation. Some of these are Cordaites and others may not be, so please point that out. Some of these specimens are posted in my gallery. Cordaite cast specimen assortment including Artisias Cordaite stem and artisia impression, closeup of Artisia, stem cast with core / artisia? 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...
RomanK Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Nice specimen members have! These are mine: Leaves Artisia Cordaicarpus Cordaicladus Spirorbises Stem (bark) Roman http://s1143.photobu.../donbassfossil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Nice bunch. I particularly like the Artisia on the right. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Great material all! Here's another of the strap like leaves from the coal basin in Graissessac, France. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Great material all! Here's another of the strap like leaves from the coal basin in Graissessac, France. Regards, Chris Oolala! There is a lot going on in that beautiful plate "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...
Missourian Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Here are some more roots found during a trip last weekend through eastern Clay County, Missouri.... Winterset Limestone: Westerville Limestone: It turns out these root molds can be found in many different limestone units in the area. Only the Winterset preserves the leaves and stems in the beds above the roots. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdutronc Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Hi my friends Here is a plate from Liévin basin with Cordaites seeds , Cardiocarpus boulayi Zeiller . Best regards Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 This is superb, Bruno! "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...
Terry Dactyll Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Bruno.... Very nice specimen and great to see.... Great detail preserved....Now I have access to my collection I can begin to contribute again... Here's the only example I found at Crockhey Opencast in Wigan ...Cordaitanthus Sp. Westphalian A.... There's this specimen but on reflection I dont think it is Cordaitanthus.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdutronc Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Hi my friends another one from Auchel basin ,in northern France . best regards Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanK Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Hi my friends another one from Auchel basin ,in northern France . best regards Bruno Nice Cordaicarpus Bruno! Roman http://s1143.photobu.../donbassfossil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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