benttwig Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Found this in my uncles garage sale. He did not know the history of the piece. Thought maybe this would be the place for some help. Thnx, TWIG. Edited September 2, 2012 by benttwig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benttwig Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 Sorry. On a mobile phone. Having a hard time getting a picture up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I will be happy to see what the picture is and will be happy if i can help. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Edonihce Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 subscribed.......will check it out when you get it uploaded . ____________________ scale in avatar is millimeters ____________________ Come visit Sandi, the 'Fossil Journey Cruiser' ____________________ WIPS (the Western Interior Paleontological Society - http://www.westernpaleo.org) ____________________ "Being genetically cursed with an almost inhuman sense of curiosity and wonder, I'm hard-wired to investigate even the most unlikely, uninteresting (to others anyway) and irrelevant details; often asking hypothetical questions from many angles in an attempt to understand something more thoroughly." -- Mr. Edonihce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benttwig Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Here are the images: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benttwig Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hope the pictures are good enough. If not let me know and i will try to take some more. It is really quite neat looking and it caught my interest. I have found a few fossils over the years while artifact hunting but never anything like this. Looks similar to horsetail but has a tip to it. Thanks for any help. Twig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Horn Coral - http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=horn+coral&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Appears to me to be a very large fossil Horn Coral and a very nice one !! Horn Coral: LINK Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I agree horn coral, nice find too. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Can we rule out Calamites growth tip? I sure would like to see a view of the big end. "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 September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Fantastic horn coral. Very nice. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Can we rule out Calamites growth tip? I sure would like to see a view of the big end. Interesting ... Didn't consider that possibility Found a post with images for comparison: LINK However, no end views Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Oh wow Auspex, that is a good call. http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/49300/49313/49313_calamites.htm RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hmmm. I thought it was a $20 bill. I'm just not any good at identification. SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araucaria1959 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I agree with growth tip from calamite or Equisetites sp. Here is a link to a picture from a "shorter" one: http://steurh.home.xs4all.nl/engplant/ekelber1.html araucaria1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I agree - I believe rhizome tip rather than stem? Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 ...I believe rhizome tip rather than stem? I do agree with this, though there is disagreement among academicians (that's why I punted with "growth tip"). An end view would prove or rule out coral for sure. "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...
benttwig Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Very interesting discussions so far! You guys are very knowledable. Sure looks like you guys have pegged it. Here is the end view you requested: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benttwig Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Hmmm. I thought it was a $20 bill. I'm just not any good at identification. http://www.turnbackt...dollar-bill.jpg Don't be so hard on yourself. I think you are correct also. Pretty sure you pegged it. If you look closely at the link provided it shows clearly that it is in fact a $20 dollar bill. Edited September 2, 2012 by benttwig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 ...Here is the end view you requested: Yup; slightly compressed "limb cast" of a Calamites rhizome tip. Very nice! "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...
Mr. Edonihce Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) EDIT: oops, late post. I started typing before the last few posts, but didn't notice they had already posted by the time I clicked submit. Thanks for posting the photos. Wow! What a nice specimen. For me, no need to see the end. At first glance, my immediate, knee-jerk reaction was horn coral too, but then, after more careful examination, that's clearly plant, and not coral. Even the matrix it's in and the material making up the fossil itself is identical to some of the Pennsylvanian material we have here in CO where we find land plants (ancient conifers like Walchia, trees like Cordaites, and of course, Calamites, and ferns). It doesn't at all seem like the kind of sedimentation that I'd expect from a coral reef (more fine-grained), but more near/at shore (sandy, gritty). The area I'm thinking of (here in CO) was a marginal marine environment....I'm guessing like a lagoon or similar, because we have marine deposits and terrestrial deposits (though, from the type of sedimentation, and the poor preservation, I think they must have been deposited in at least some amount of water) in contact cyclically. It almost fooled me the first time I found one of these plant pieces (much smaller, and not as well preserved as this piece), but then, when I saw drawings and then photos of other specimens out there, and put all of that together with which part of the formation my piece came out of (i.e. the part where, on the same piece of matrix, I found a sprig of conifer, etc), I got it. I can't say that I've found anything this nice at this size before, but you guys are right-on. Edited September 2, 2012 by Mr. Edonihce . ____________________ scale in avatar is millimeters ____________________ Come visit Sandi, the 'Fossil Journey Cruiser' ____________________ WIPS (the Western Interior Paleontological Society - http://www.westernpaleo.org) ____________________ "Being genetically cursed with an almost inhuman sense of curiosity and wonder, I'm hard-wired to investigate even the most unlikely, uninteresting (to others anyway) and irrelevant details; often asking hypothetical questions from many angles in an attempt to understand something more thoroughly." -- Mr. Edonihce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I'm reminded ... yet again, Not to quickly go with first impressions Good Call Chas !! Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Can we rule out Calamites growth tip? I sure would like to see a view of the big end. Wow, nice call! He can't be a real collector, he still has $20. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 This is a case when it's handy to have the provenance of a piece, especially fossils from the Pennsylvanian. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I'm reminded ... yet again, Not to quickly go with first impressions Good Call Chas !! I agree with this. I just seen the photo and instantly thought horn coral. Boy did i get schooled lol. Oh well it is good to get schooled in a good way and learn something. RobertSoutheast, MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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