Fossil Claw Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I picked this up as part of a collection this is one of the few items that did not have labels or information. It looks like a feather to me but I am no expert. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Looks like a plant leaf to me. Not sure what the scale of this is. But it looks like it might be part of a fern leaf. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I agree with a plant leaf. Tony 1 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...
-Andy- Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I see the vein structure of a plant leaf here. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 17 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: Looks like a plant leaf to me. Not sure what the scale of this is. But it looks like it might be part of a fern leaf. 2.5 inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thank you ! I don't have much plant material so wasn't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Let me post something on feathers here: pradrj-04-1916.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Looks slightly neuropterid-like. Paleoflor might know this,BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 It is a neuropteroid pinnule, possibly (just based on the size) Macroneuropteris. If it is Macroneuropteris, you may be able to see fine hairs attached to the veins. The preservation as white fossil on black shale suggests it may have come from St. Clair, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvanian Allegheny Formation). Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I agree - Don is right on the money here. 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...
abyssunder Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I agree. Here's for example a Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri specimen clearly showing the hair-like structures on the leaves. Macroneuropteris 1 " 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...
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