Ohio 4/26 New plant?

[saysac]

Found this today. Shape looks different than others I have found?

[Fossildude19]

Hmm,... this looks a bit similar to the other fragment of leaf that you posted, Sherry.

I have no idea on this .

Maybe Paul or Tim or Bruno will have some ideas.

Regards,

[saysac]

They are thinking Megalopteris

[Stocksdale]

I'm thinking it might be a young pinnate leaf of a Megalopteris unfurling!! That's my hunch. Any other thoughts?

Edited April 27, 2016 by Stocksdale

[Stocksdale]

Here's a little higher res image of it with some selective contrast added to highlight the overall shape. I think emerging leaves.

They also kind of resemble something like Noeggerathia. Just throwing it out there. But, I think that is unlikely.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261853866_Noeggerathiaceae_from_the_Carboniferous_basins_of_the_Bohemian_Massif/figures

Here's a detail.

Edited April 29, 2016 by Stocksdale

[saysac]

I organized what I believe are all the photos I took of Megalopteris. I am not sure you have these, but was not sure if the shape helps??

[doushantuo]

Of course I realize not everybody reads French,but that's not the point.

As far as i could see,nobody here has yet picked up on the fact that this old monograph is freely available.It contains good,if perhaps not TOTALLY scientifically accurate depictions of fossil flora

http://www.biodiversityheritagelibrary.net/item/124100#page/9/mode/1up

Edited April 30, 2016 by doushantuo

[saysac]

Thank you for the link doushantuo. Unfortunately, I cannot read French, but the detailed drawings are amazing. Thank you for sharing, and I hope this will provide many with information.

[doushantuo]

I 'm willing to occasionally translate French,German,Italian or Spanish articles,or parts of them.

Edited April 30, 2016 by doushantuo

[saysac]

That is very kind of you. You are very gifted to know so many languages. My grandparents came to the US from Italy, but I was not taught the language, sad to say.

[doushantuo]

Dutch highschools used to have an extensive OBLIGATORY foreign language program,and having had Latin in school helps with italian and Spanish

I've got more literature,if you're interested .

Also,you might want to take a look at :

http://www.equisetites.de/palbot1.html

large,with some links that don't work anymore

to give you an idea:

http://orca.cf.ac.uk/47293/1/Giesen%202013.pdf

whole plant reconstructions:

http://boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx/bsgm/vols/epoca04/6601/(5)Manchester.pdf

Edited April 30, 2016 by doushantuo

[saysac]

Thank you again! Latin would have helped me tremendously when I was researching old Italian birth, death and marriage records.