New Horse Tail Find

[gobbler716]

Here is a photo of a recent find in the Cahaba Valley. The photo was submitted to the University of Alabama and it was identified as another horsetail find. It's rather delicate and I have yet to see another one like it.

Edited June 17, 2015 by gobbler716

[Fossildude19]

Sorry, but I can't make out anything on the blurry picture.

Regards,

[gobbler716]

Hope that's better.

[paleoflor]

This is a nice tiny whorl of Annularia, but I'm not sure which species. The leaves are really small, like in A. galioides and A. sphenophylloides, but both these species have different (broader or more bluntly terminating) leaf shapes.

[gobbler716]

Thanks. I see more clearly how the paleo guy at Alabama identified this as a horsetail.

[Plantguy]

Nice little guy! Did they happen to offer anything more than "horsetail".

Regards, Chris

[gobbler716]

No, that was all of the answer to my question. Did you have a different opinion? I appreciate 2nd opinions.

[Plantguy]

No, that was all of the answer to my question. Did you have a different opinion? I appreciate 2nd opinions.

Nope, just curious if there were any other details provided. Tim (paleoflor) is an expert and knows his stuff...I'm just a duffer! no 2nd opinion needed...agree..

Cool bitty one. Regards, Chris

Edited June 24, 2015 by Plantguy

[Raistlin]

That is awesome. I would love to find some stuff like that. I started a few horse tails growing in my back yard a few years ago. They are just managing without any care. Would love to get some ferns and other stuff growing around the area to give it a prehistoric look.

[gobbler716]

That sounds cool!

[Auspex]

What a cool little fossil!

[paleoflor]

Reading in Remy and Remy 1977 (Die Floren des Erdaltertums, Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen) I came across a species that may be interesting to compare your fossil with, namely Annularia microphylla Sauveur 1848. EDIT: also see this link.

Edited June 30, 2015 by paleoflor