Salvageon Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I found this with the leaves at my favorite site. I believe it is Fort Union shale and is in central Montana. What do you think? Leaf? Cone? Snail? Notice the partial leaf with it. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 weird... I think your cone guess is pretty close, but I have not seen anything like this. Cool find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Looks a little like Typha. Could it be a cat tail ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Here's the response from the Fort Union plant specialist at UO: It is a leaf with apical damage: probably Dicotylophyllum anomalum. Apical elongation has been suppressed, probably by a gall forming insect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvageon Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Boy there's not much info and no pictures of that unpronounceable plant. Doesn't sound like there are many in collections, one place said 45. My horsetail tubers? came from right close. Seems to be worth digging some more there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I agree with you,Salvageon.Nice find.Congrats. " 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...
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