Carboniferous Flora

[Rockin' Ric]

Hello all! Its been awhile since I posted on The Fossil Forum. Here are some specimens found at a local active mine.

Lyginopteris or Pecopteris

 

Fern with Lepidophylloides.

 

Lepidophylloide whorls.

 

Lepidodendron stem with Lepidophylloides and fern fronds. Notice

near the bottom, several Lepidophylloides overlap forming a star.

 

3D Stigmaria cast.

 

Stigmaria with rootlets...the first find small enough to hold in my

hand. Most I'd seen were on larger stone...too heavy to carry or move!

 

Calamite stem cast attached to matrix mixed in with fern and 

Lepidophylloides.

 

Lepidostrobus (cones)

 

Fern Rachis with fern leaves.

 

Lepidodendron stem with Lepidophylloides and fern leaves.

 

Sigillaria bark impression?

 

Lepidophylloide whorls.

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Wow, Ric! 

Good to see you out hunting and back posting again.  

Wonderful finds!

Thanks for sharing with us. 

Regards,

[Yvie]

Aren't they just fantastic.

[Darktooth]

Nice plant specimens!

[EMP]

Simply beautiful. 

[aerogrower]

Awesome finds!

[Dsailor]

The fossils in the first photo are so nice. What a find!

[Peat Burns]

Wow...

[deutscheben]

Great plants!  Those are lovely finds.

[Jeffrey P]

Really beautiful fossil plants, nicely presented. Congratulations on your excellent finds and thanks for sharing them. They compare well to exquisite ones I've seen from France and Germany. And why isn't Alabama known more for its fossil plants????

[Archie]

Fantastic finds thanks for sharing

 

[Wrangellian]

Same question as Jeffrey P. Just as well preserved and showy as most other Carb stuff I've seen. Wish I had access to stuff like that...

Glad you're back showing us your stuff.

[Rockin' Ric]

On February 13, 2017 at 6:28 PM, Jeffrey P said:

Really beautiful fossil plants, nicely presented. Congratulations on your excellent finds and thanks for sharing them. They compare well to exquisite ones I've seen from France and Germany. And why isn't Alabama known more for its fossil plants????

 

Thanks to all for the kind comments! Jeffery P. and Wrangellian, the answer to your question is slowly but surely Bama is getting recognition for its fossil plants! Keep watching the other posts that others who have been in or to this state that have found really nice specimens. Everywhere you go in this state there are active, reclaimed mines, rock cuts and construction sites that yield fossils with equal or better preservation, that I've seen! Alabama is diverse with fossils from all the geological epochs. Heck, I've lived in this state for over 50 years and didn't know that Alabama boasts 97 species of crayfish, the largest in the nation. This state will definitely surprise you!

[lcordova]

Ric,

Awesome Ferns!