gobbler716 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Am I trying too hard to make this a photo of an insect wing? From Cahaba River area Central Alabama. Have never found any animal/insect life before. OR is it possibly a bivalve? The entire shiny part of the fossil. Edited May 3, 2015 by gobbler716 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) I certainly don't see an insect wing. Btw, this photo and the track photo are both good quality. The leaf.... Well... Edited May 3, 2015 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Not seeing the veining you would expect from an insect wing. What is the size of this item? Any idea what formation/age/ of the sediments it was found in? What other fossils are found there? 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...
gobbler716 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Lots of ferns and calamites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Yes, it's an insect wing. Palaeodictyopteran or something like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I would need some better pictures but am leaning towards insect wing as well. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Looks promising. A photo under ethanol may help bring out the venation. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler716 Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Okay thanks for the great info. I'll do what I can to make the photo clearer to what I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 In negative,might be some veining... " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler716 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 That is so cool! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler716 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Well, this has been donated to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The fossil is on its way to a Kansas facility for further inspection...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Well, this has been donated to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The fossil is on its way to a Kansas facility for further inspection...... Way to go! When you have all the details, please post your generous donation to our Contributions Gallery: 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...
gobbler716 Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 I will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamfer Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Well, this has been donated to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The fossil is on its way to a Kansas facility for further inspection...... I'm about a year late to this thread. Did you happen by any chance to find this at the Living River Retreat? I found an insect wing (per Dr. Ehret at the museum) near there, and he mentioned to me that someone else had also found a wing there just a month later. I'm guessing that was probably you. We both need to go back and find the rest of the bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler716 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 I think Dr. Ehret still has the insect wing. yes, it was found at Living River, so sorry I haven't answered before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler716 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 I believe the piece is still at UA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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