CH4ShotCaller Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Was looking at a small concretion I found last year that I found in some Oligocene silt layers. It has some shells and some carbonized wood. I prepped out a small portion and the smaller black pieces had elongated ridges that transitioned into a taper. Not sure if it's a tooth (no enamel) a horsetail plant (equisetum) or something else. Either way, very fragile. Any ideas? Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Looks like Equisetum to me - I can see the lines for the nodes apparent. And the fact that it looks carbonized screams plant to me as well. 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...
PRK Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowgirlfossils Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Hi! Interesting...we have found quite a bit of this grey layer. And the same small shells inside. I wonder if ours is from the same time period? Very well could be a layer of Oligocene unsure. I found a large amount of the "plant" in a piece awhile ago. Need to try to find my picture of it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hi! Interesting...we have found quite a bit of this grey layer. And the same small shells inside. I wonder if ours is from the same time period? Very well could be a layer of Oligocene unsure. I found a large amount of the "plant" in a piece awhile ago. Need to try to find my picture of it.... If you get the chance and have some time, search through that material, it fractures easily and look for concretions. It looks good. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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