PRK Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) About ten years ago, Argentina put a ban on exportation of the fabulous jurassic Araucaria pinecones. can anyone here show us their personal piece, they were lucky enough to acquire before the ban? Or. How bout ANY fossil pinecones? edit: in your collection. Edited October 25, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) I had one many years ago from Fifteen Mile Creek near Tiger Mountain and Issaquah, Washington. I was collecting amber when I found the cone, with tiny pieces of amber. It was stolen during a move when the house was unoccupied and before I had even heard of digital cameras. I loathe thieves. Edited March 20, 2013 by CH4ShotCaller Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) I hate that!!! An impulse heist. They're Interested for a couple days then, ----------------------? Edited March 20, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 ...How bout ANY fossil pinecones? How 'bout these.... LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 I've seen pinecones, I'm interested in self collected, or at least cones in your own collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I've seen pinecones, I'm interested in self collected, or at least cones in your own collection! The fossils I posted are all in my collection and I personally collected the Oregon cones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Wow cool! That's what I like . How can you stand to not cut those nice fat Araucaria. I couldn't do it!!! Thank you pi Edited March 20, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 That's a sweeet collection! Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-lover Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 You can still buy some of those Argentinian cones that were collected before the ban: www.stonesbones.com . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Sorry. but I would just like to see specimens already in members collections. im not lookin to buy. Actually I don't buy fossils anyway. Edited March 20, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Everyone's pics including mine are already in those other threads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 That's it? I thought this was a good Thread!! Araucaria 'Tis, but it's been done: LINK "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...
PRK Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) I take it there are no araucaria you all want to share. So here are a few cones ive collected at my new Oligocene insect locale. They are part of my Oligocene seed collection from that locale Edited July 10, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Not sur That's it? I thought this was a good Thread!! AraucariaNot surprising in the current climate of we'll seize it, you prove it's legal, but if you try we'll hammer you down. Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) So why have it? If you can't share it? Anyway, I know for a fact, governments don't have the money or time for small potatuz.( uh, pinecones) Edited March 28, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) I've never been able to afford to buy never mind find any of those Araucaria on my own... I have only ever found (locally) the few cones I posted on that other thread. I see I also have a couple seeds from some kind of cones from McAbee and Driftwood Canyon, not sure if they're worth posting.. guess seeds are much more common than cones Those Olig. ones are very nice, btw! Edited March 23, 2013 by Wrangellian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Does anybody here identify seed types? Ill show a few from the Oligocene if you like! I sure,don't know what they are. Edited March 24, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Does anybody here identify seed types? Ill show a few from the Oligocene if you like! I sure,don't know what they are. We can certainly try.... ready to go with a few excellent ID books in hand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hi PRK, Great finds but they are a bit puzzling to me. The split pair in the middle of photo 2 could be Betula or Ulmus. The large one above the split pair might be the infructescence of Alnus or Platanus. The unexpected prize in the group is the fossil in photo 1. That one appears to be a fruiting body calyx with anthers and filaments (stamens) still attached. One of my unusual Oligocene finds is this fossil seed pod: Cladrastis oregonensis.... literally two peas in a pod! Meyer, H. W., & Manchester, S. R. (1997) The Oligocene Bridge Creek flora of the John Day Formation, Oregon. University of California Press. 195 pp. 75 pl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Hi Scott- here's another unusual oligocene seed. Outstretched it would be approx 4in. Any ideas? I also found a small type that looks very similar but only about 3/4 inch? Edited June 29, 2014 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Hi Scott- here's another unusual oligocene seed. Outstretched it would be approx 4in. Any ideas? I also found a small type that looks very similar but only about 3/4 inch? Hi Paul, The curved item appears to be a single needle of Pinus johndayensis with the fascicle sheath still attached. The other noteworthy specimen is very similar to the fruit-capsule valve of Craigia oregonensis. Congrats on all of your great fossil flora from the Oligocene of Oregon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Oh no, they are not from Oregon. They are from the new insect locale I collected back in the '90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Oh no, they are not from Oregon. They are from the new insect locale I collected back in the '90s I was confused with a few other fossils you have mentioned previously. Pinus and a Craigia-like fruit-capsule valve are correct IDs in any event. In the future please remember to include locality info with ID requests! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Actually Scott- the plants and insects I show are all from this same locale, and I always indicate otherwise. Please excuse the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Actually Scott- the plants and insects I show are all from this same locale, and I always indicate otherwise. Please excuse the confusion. Haha.... no worries sir! I just mixed up a few of your Oregon exploits when I looked at these. Since we are in the Florissant flora the curved item still appears to be a single needle of Pinus with the fascicle sheath still attached. This time we have P. macginitiei.... luckily a nice example is figured in the book: The Fossils of Florissant by Herb Meyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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