Jdeutsch Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 This 1 cm specimen was found in the Denver basin. It is in the immediate post K-Pg strata https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2001AM/finalprogram/abstract_28412.htm describes the region in better terms Many angiosperm leaves in the immediate area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeutsch Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) I forgot to add- total length is 1 cm, width is 0.5 cm Edited July 16, 2016 by Jdeutsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHyatt Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Don't know the ID, but intrigued with the "post k-pg". Can you actually see the boundary where you dig? Info: Craig Hyatt, retired software/electrical engineer Experience: Beginner, fossil hunting less than a year Location: Eagle Pass, TX USA on the border with Mexico, hot dry desert Formation: Escondido, Marine, Upper Cretaceous Materials: Sandstone, Mudstone, Shale, Chert, Chalk Typical: Thalassinoides, Sphenodiscus, Exogyra, Inoceramus Reference: http://txfossils.com/Txfossils.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeutsch Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 The K-Pg is exposed in areas in the Denver Basin (from Denver to Colorado Springs) http://www.corralbluffs.org/paleo.html shows a map The specimen came from a D1 site (see link in original post for definitions)- so it is very early Paleocene- K-Pg was not evident in that area 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 The photo is very bad. Can you take a better one? Could this be a fairy shrimp? http://www.google.com/search?q=fossil+fairy+shrimp&btnG=Search&hl=en&gbv=1&tbm=isch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeutsch Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 some of the quality of the image actually has to do with the specimen- it is in sandy loose matrix I'll see if I can get sharper details for now I have attached the overview to show the company the item in question keeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHyatt Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 some of the quality of the image actually has to do with the specimen- it is in sandy loose matrix I'll see if I can get sharper details for now I have attached the overview to show the company the item in question keeps For a specimen that small, I'd crop a full resolution photo (in other words, no compression at all). I sometimes do that with the 3.5MB images from my iPhone. With cropping, I can get them small enough to upload at full resolution. Info: Craig Hyatt, retired software/electrical engineer Experience: Beginner, fossil hunting less than a year Location: Eagle Pass, TX USA on the border with Mexico, hot dry desert Formation: Escondido, Marine, Upper Cretaceous Materials: Sandstone, Mudstone, Shale, Chert, Chalk Typical: Thalassinoides, Sphenodiscus, Exogyra, Inoceramus Reference: http://txfossils.com/Txfossils.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Brightened and contrasted: Regards, 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...
doushantuo Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Glyptostrobus nordenskioldii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeutsch Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 There is a lot of Glyptostrobus nordenskloldii at that site (see image) - so that sure could be possible Do you have any reference material on that genus/species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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