Bguild Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 In between all of the 4th of July weekend barbecues I was able to make it down to Cory's Lane, Rhode Island for a few hours of shale splitting. The day started out slow with only a few small plant imprints found, but I eventually managed to rip up a 5 foot slab of rock with a larger fern section on one end of it. After cutting the slab down to a little over a foot and a half in length this Pecopteris arborescens manages to go down as the largest fern I've found at this locality! It was a nice start to the long weekend, but the real win was the awesome weather . 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Thats great! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Beautiful find! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Congrats, excellent find! And the weather has been fantastic. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 That is an impressive fern fossil! 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...
Pagurus Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Beautiful! I'm real happy you made that excellent find. That's quite a distinctive looking fern. Congratulations! Did you have any luck in the spot I was digging in a few weeks ago? It looked like there should have been more there. I'm glad you had a good day in this great weather. Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I see a tough to beat FOTM contender! Go for it! Gorgeous 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...
Bguild Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 @Pagurus actually this fern was found in almost that exact same spot. I think you stumbled upon a Pecopteris burial ground over there . I dug pretty far down into the beach this time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 What a gorgeous find!!! This is, without a doubt, the best fossil I've ever seen from that site!! Well done indeed! EDIT: IPFotM Candidate? 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...
Peat Burns Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 wow! Congrats on a great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Wow... You all have come a long way from the scrappy bits that were all anyone expected to find at that site not too long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 That sure is a beaut. Awesome preservation. A real winner. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Absolutely beautiful! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 Thanks everyone! I'll have to find a neat way to display this one. It's much easier to find room for the smaller ferns I find haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 gorgeous find, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Very impressive. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Rock Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I can easily see why any collector would be very FROND of that fern!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Beautiful piece! Congratulations. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Someone give Castle a rim shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 On 7/5/2017 at 0:38 PM, Castle Rock said: I can easily see why any collector would be very FROND of that fern!! You sound like a peculiar someone I know that likes terrible puns. And I like it. 1 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...
Rob Russell Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Beautiful! Nice find! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Wonderful specimen! Not often do you find frond fragments of that size... Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Wow! Beautiful fern, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Impressive find. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Cheers everyone! If anyone ever feels like digging over in Rhode Island feel free to shoot me a PM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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