Missourian Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I usually place my old stuff in the 'Member Collections' area, but because I have so many ferns that remain unidentified, I placed them here. I thought that I had most ID'd, but now I'm not so sure. Some may have changed names over the years, while the ID's of others were just flat wrong. I'm too lazy to look them up at the moment. If anyone wants to put a proper name to any, please feel welcome. I'll start with a few oddballs from the Winterset Limestone of Lees Summit, Missouri: There will be many more to follow.... 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Upper Cherokee Group, Desmoinesian Knob Noster, Missouri Neuropteris: Cyclopteris: Mariopteris?: ?: ?: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Cool plants....can't wait to see more. My first fern fossil was found when I was about 10 years old in a pile of rocks dumped at Lee's Summit High School. There were a couple of Winterset pieces there. One has a really nice fern. Still have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 My first fern fossil was found when I was about 10 years old in a pile of rocks dumped at Lee's Summit High School. There were a couple of Winterset pieces there. One has a really nice fern. Still have it. That's interesting. The only Winterset fern site I'm aware of was a shallow pit above a road cut along 470. I wonder if the school pile came from the original highway excavation back in the day, or if there are other spots. Could you post a pic of your fern? Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Wow, those are amazing. Sorry I cannot help with the ID, I was just admiring and drooling over those finds. I might have to talk my wife into a few days upstate to find some of those beautiful ferns. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Some more Knob Noster.... Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 The Neuropteris in the Second set is absolutely incredible. Love the relief My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Dont know a thing about ferns, but fantastic finds! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 ?: Pecopteris? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) Pecopteris? I think that's what I put on the little piece of paper that I keep with it. My id's are 20 years old, and I thought it would be more fun to let the forumers have at it instead of digging through up-to-date references at the library. Edited August 23, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I was just going by a picture in one of my books that looks very similar to that. I hardly know opteris' from mites'. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Still more Knob Noster.... ?: ?: Neuropteris sp.: ?: Fiddle head: Fiddleheads?: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 mmmmmmmmmmmm...Knob Noster... "Endless forms most beautiful." "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 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Tonganoxie Sandstone Franklin County, Kansas Alethopteris: Alethopteris: ?: ?: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 very nice !!!! thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 A few more Tonganoxie ferns.... Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'm not a specialist to help for the ID,but the details on your fossilized plants are very beautiful,thanks to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) I'm a little fuzzy on where these came from: I'm pretty sure they came from near Lawrence, Kansas, which would most likely place them in the Lawrence Formation. The shale was fragile and the carbon film of the leaves began to come off soon after extraction, so it was necessary to spray on a protective coating. Edited August 29, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) Wow................. Do you ever just catch yourself staring at them for hours on end? I am not sure I could take my eyes off of them if they were in my collection. Edited August 29, 2012 by Raistlin RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Heh. Many of them were packed away for several years. I only pulled them out for this thread, and I've stared at a few of them, especially the large Neuropteris in post #12. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) Bonner Springs Shale Platte County, Missouri.... Mariopteris?: Mariopteris?: Mariopteris?: Mariopteris?, frayed: Cyclopteris?, frayed: Fern spore cases: Edited August 29, 2012 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Coooool fertile frond! Matter of fact, this is a heck of a collection; please keep digging out boxes! "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 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 More from the Winterset Limestone.... ?: Large frond: Delicate frond: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ...Delicate frond: This is different; anyone know what it is? "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...
Raistlin Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) It reminds me of a peacock feather or ostrich. I have never seen a plant that looks like that before. Edited August 30, 2012 by Raistlin RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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