Missourian Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 The Pennsylvanian is best known for its abundant plant life. Various fruitification structures can be found among the leaves and stems. I have a few in my collection.... Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 I'll start with the intricately structured Dolerotheca. Tonganoxie Sandstone Franklin County, Kansas: 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 Dolerotheca is a pteridosperm (fern) spore case. Upper Cherokee Group Knob Noster, Missouri: 2 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Intricate is right! Very fine fossils "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...
Plantguy Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Ok, Missiourian you've been holding back and I'm liking it! Wow are those great specimens....incredible detail, the first one especially. Thanks for the photos/post. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Mitch, Thanks for posting these! Something I have not seen before - very cool! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Those are fabulous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Thanks everyone. While searching for info on Dolerotheca, I found this PDF: http://library.isgs.uiuc.edu/Pubs/pdfs/ri/ri142.pdf I haven't had a chance to read through the paper, but it seems to be quite extensive and detailed. Edited August 4, 2013 by Missourian 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Here are some cones posted in another thread.... Calamostachys sp. Bonner Springs Shale Platte County, Missouri Clusters: Edited August 4, 2013 by Missourian 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Nice Cones! My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Calamostachys sp. Upper Cherokee Group Knob Noster, Missouri 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Calamostachys sp. Tonganoxie Sandstone Franklin County, Kansas 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Cone of Sphenophyllum Sphenophyllostachys sp. Tonganoxie Sandstone Franklin County, Kansas 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Sweet! Keep 'em coming! The breadth of your collection is staggering. Thanks for posting these. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Have to add a 2nd Wow after my earlier first Wow! I did also find your earlier fantastic plant thread from last year as I figured I was sleeping again and missed something. I did! Great material! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Some seeds Tonganoxie Sandstone Franklin County, Kansas Where did they come from? Probably from the cone on the back of the slab: This may be Lepidostrobus. Closer in: 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) More seeds from the vicinity: A couple up close: These remind me of Corn Nuts : Edited August 7, 2013 by Missourian 2 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Very nice collection of fructifications! Did the taphonomic conditions prevailing at of your locality favour the preservation of reproductive structures or were you just incredibly lucky? Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Very nice collection of fructifications! Did the taphonomic conditions prevailing at of your locality favour the preservation of reproductive structures or were you just incredibly lucky? The plant-bearing deposits are very local in extent, as is typical of the Midcontinent Pennsylvanian. Plus, we had to go through a lot of leaves and a whole lot of rock to find the fruiting structures. Of all the deposits, the Bonner Springs site seems to have the highest fruit-to-leaf ratio. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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