Stocksdale Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I've been searching for some carboniferous wood/bark examples and think I've finally found a number of them. These are found loose in some mine spoil piles along with some coal chunks in the Braidwood Biota areas. I'm not sure if these are cordaite, psaronius or seed fern. Any ideas? ITEM 1: Here are four pictures of the first item. The last picture shows a really zoomed in area that shows individual xylems I presume. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocksdale Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 And here's the second one: And a third piece of wood: And a forth one (psaronius or cordaites bark?): Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocksdale Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 And finally, the big guy: Thinking that this is a Psaronius trunk encrusted with coal. It is about 30 cm tall. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Good eye, especially the first one; well found! "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...
evannorton Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Neat finds....It may be sacreligous but I like to polish one end of some of my finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocksdale Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I think I'll try polishing some. Do you use a sander? I'm guessing that most of the material is from the tree fern Psaronius (leaves are known as pecopteris). What do others think? Also the large trunk (last one posted) is pretty fragile with bits of coal falling off. Any advise on keeping that intact? Elmers? Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I think I'll try polishing some. Do you use a sander?... It is pretty rare for this material to preserve structure (like classic 'petrified wood'); most often it is a sediment cast. Put on a mask and hit it with a belt sander to see how it looks. "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...
Stocksdale Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Also have some material that appears to be a hodgepodge of woody fragments. I'm wondering if these are coal balls that have been broken apart? Here's pics. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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