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Northeastern Ohio 10-12 New plant specimen


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My oh my; those look like seeds/fruiting bodies...

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YES! Seeds attached to a stem!

Were there any leaves on similar stems nearby???

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan

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Excellent Find, Sherry!

Woot!!

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Seriously had no idea this was such a winner!! Paul, I was at the site doing "clean up" work. As I was tossing broken rock into a pile I would break open some of the thicker pieces, and that is how I found all that I posted today, along with a few Megalopteris and others I did not bother posting. So, I am not sure where this one came from. I know the general area, but that is all.

Sherry

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Your site, and your (and Paul's and other's) efforts, are on track to add substantially to the knowledge of a rather special time and place.

For me, this is one of the more exciting series of posts we have had the pleasure to host.

"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!

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I think it is Cordaianthus, the female cone of Cordaites. Very cool.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan

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I think it is Cordaianthus, the female cone of Cordaites. Very cool.

Second that.

Searching for green in the dark grey.

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Ooohh my !! thats a fantastic find and I too agree with auspex its fantastic to see all these lovely fossils from your site Sherry , great work by all involved

The Id looks spot on too :)

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The detail is really nice and crisp.

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I think it is Cordaianthus, the female cone of Cordaites. Very cool.

Paul, on second thought, how do you know this Cordaianthus strobilus is female (ovule-bearing) and not male (pollen-bearing)?

Searching for green in the dark grey.

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Sorry. My mistake. I was skimming through things and didn't realize that there are both female and male cordaianthus . I don't know which one this is. Do you?

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The specimen somewhat resembles illustrations of the pollen-bearing (male) cone. See for example the ones featured in figure 9.2 of Lab IX (Ginkgo, Cordaites and the conifers), part of the "Virtual Paleobotany Lab" by UCMP. Not sure though, hence the question...

Searching for green in the dark grey.

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