minnbuckeye Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Was pounding rocks yesterday in an area that provides Ordovician fossils. Amongst the debris I found this. I thought modern seed but when I placed it between my incisors, it felt more rock like. Before I plant this, I just want to make sure it is not a fossil I do not recognize. Thoughts are appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 It looks like a modern hackberry seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I think it is a seed. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I also think @Al Dente is right. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Thanks for the conformations. Will go and throw it out in the back 40! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I cannot tell you if yours is fossil, but the hackberry trees existed in the eocene. There were some fossils of ones found in the Green River, Wyoming. I tried to see on google if they were mentioned in Minnesota, but i didn't find. Maybe you could ask to a paleonbotanist in a local Museum. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Compared with the Mediterranean hackberry, I could see the resemblance. I suppose (and kudos for that) Al Dente is referring to this : https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CEOCCeltis occidentalis " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 regarding Celtis: gregorceltissteinkernfrance25_a101-106.pdf 2002paleoceneijpsfruitleafcarpol Celtis.pdf Cowan1997AmreicanMidlandNaturalist.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNF Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 8 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: when I placed it between my incisors There's a good chance that this is what was left when a bird was done with digestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 9 hours ago, DNF said: There's a good chance that this is what was left when a bird was done with digestion I am glad there was much rainfall before placing it between my teeth! And it makes sense since there was no trees close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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