SueB Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I am a quarry geologist in PA and rarely need to identify fossils. However, I found this cool one that I just can't ID from publications if google searches. It was found in a quarry near Pottsville and St. Clair, PA. It is from the base of the Llewellyn Formation. I found some photos of fossils that look similar but usually each "scale" (not sure of the proper term) is more like an inch, but as you can see by the penny in the picture these are much smaller. Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Welcome. It looks similar to a piece of Lepidodendron, or "Scale tree". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidodendron ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Possibly a small branch from Lepidodendron, maybe L. obovatum? "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...
Fossildude19 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Welcome to the Forum. I was thinking small branch of Lepidodendron as well. Also compare with the fossil pictures here. Regards, EDIT: Have you tried comparisons with the plates HERE? 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...
ZiggieCie Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Welcome to the Forum, glad to have you with us. Ps. if you are in the St. Clair area, is the Quarry still open to fossil hunting, current rumors is that it has been closed. Any idea.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueB Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 The quarry I got this at is owned by the company i work for, and is an active site. It's only been around since 2008 or so. We are pretty friendly to fossil/gem hunters at our quarries, but with all the proper plans and waivers (of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueB Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks all. We shied away from Lepidodendron because the initial photos I looked at all seemed to be a much larger scale. But many of these images, and the fact that it could be a small branch, lead me to agree with this genus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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