Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 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...
ynot Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Sounds like a good ideal! Tony I will take it over to Fossil Butte National Monument this weekend. The gentleman in charge there will have a definite answer, and if he doesn't I have to pass Dr. Lance Grande heading up to the quarry I use. If the two of them can't figure it out I'm going to call it a "Blakeasaurus Feather" For those of you that don't know Dr. Lance Grande, he is LITERALLY the guy that wrote the book. His first edition back in 1983 and his most recent book was published in 2013. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I have to chime in.. I don't see anything feathery in there. Too three dimensional, and not enough regular structure, even for a downy feather. I am going either plant or fish bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thanks JP, was hoping you would see this! Any suggestions of a plant type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Looking forward to the ID, Blake. Whatever it is, it must not be too common. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thanks JP, was hoping you would see this! Any suggestions of a plant type? I have been out getting married and such for the past week. I have collected 'algae'-like things in the GRF that I initially though might have been feathers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Well congrats on getting married! And now i am off to research algaes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) I would be wary of my use of the word 'algae'. I am comparing them to things we called algae in the pond I grew up swimming in in Massachusetts. Water plants would be a better word. Edited July 11, 2016 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Interesting... Would plants not leave a black carbony residue, like they do in my area and many others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I am with jpc as I see no evidence of the central shaft of a feather in any of the photos so I tend to think more aquatic plant. I wish I could see feather. Mike D'Arcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Interesting... Would plants not leave a black carbony residue, like they do in my area and many others? Plants in Kemmerer often don't have much color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Would microscopic examination help? If it is fine limestone, it might have fine detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeutsch Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 What about the branch point- does that point to plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 What about the branch point- does that point to plant? I have seen feathers that do that also-- ie Emu. The state of preservation is odd for a feather from GRF. After thinking about it all night (Thanks for the sleepless night Blake ) I think it may be plant. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) you know, this almost reminds me of those feathery hydrozoans that they dye green and sell as 'air fern houseplants that never need watering'. ---Prem Edited July 11, 2016 by prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Haha Tony, you should be glad it was someone besides Ynot keeping you up! Oooo Prem....you might be on to something. I have been looking and can't find anything similar in either of my green River books or online. I am stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 I am glad this is getting so much attention though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 ask Lance Grande if you get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 The UO invertebrate specialist suggested it might be a freshwater sponge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 ask Lance Grande if you get a chance. I think this weekend is his last up at Jim's quarry. I'll shoot him a photo though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 This looks very similar to a plant called Baragwanathia. Unfortunately I am having problems putting up a comparison image, but you can definitely look it up. Hope this helps! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 This looks very similar to a plant called Baragwanathia. Unfortunately I am having problems putting up a comparison image, but you can definitely look it up. Hope this helps! Baragwanthia appears to have gone extinct in the Devonian. The Green River Formation is Eocene in age - much later. Regards, 1 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...
FossilDudeCO Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Ahh thanks Tim! Looks similar though. But all of those are just carbon prints as well. The 3D shape really has me stumped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I have a feeling it is a plant, but in courtesy of Fossil dude, I am also totally stumped (my plant ID ability died a year ago). Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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