Bguild Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Well... I seem to be turning into a Rhode Island native at this point. This past weekend I was able to head down to Cory's Lane for an afternoon of digging. Here's my latest find from the Carboniferous period. This fern still needs to be cleaned up a bit and I'm still trying to nail down an exact ID. At just over 3 feet long this is now my biggest and most complete find to date (1-upped myself again). More pics to come once I finish cleaning this guy up. P.S. This was definitely not fun to carry back to the car . I couldn't save the entire second half of this fern as it was partially destroyed when I ripped up the 8 foot slab of rock this fossil was on. I did manage to save the middle section at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 maybe not fun to carry, but that is a gorgeous piece! Thanks for sharing with all of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Spectacular specimen. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 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...
aerogrower Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Beautiful... well worth the carry back to the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Another one! Now this makes me feel inadequate... Keep up the good work! “...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...
Rockin' Ric Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Nice! WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 What a wonderful frond! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Holy cow, that is a centerpiece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Very nice plant! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Three feet long...holy mackerel! The comment about having difficulty hiking it back to the car brings up an important point. That's why you should always go fossil hunting with a buddy ( to carry half the load of course!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 16 minutes ago, caldigger said: Three feet long...holy mackerel! The comment about having difficulty hiking it back to the car brings up an important point. That's why you should always go fossil hunting with a buddy ( to carry half the load of course!). The biggest problem was that it took me so long to cut the slab down to size and get it out that by the time I was ready to go the tide had come in. It was also a wet walk back to the car . Definitely need to start brining a second set of hands haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Wow, that's quite a find, Barret. It beats my fern from there by a foot, at least. You've really made that site your own now, and you deserve it. Good work! Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Excellent fern. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 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...
Wrangellian Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Holy cr.... Museum piece for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavialboy Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 That's a awesome fossil. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Thanks everyone! I'm still a bit stumped as to what ID to assign to this fern. Right now the leading contender is Pecopteris lepidorachis. Any ideas? P.S. It's taking forever to coat each of these pinnules in PVA solution, but I'm about halfway done and the fern is looking great so far! The PVA solution should help preserve the imprint long-term (Plus it highlights the imprint as an added bonus) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 That is spectacular! What a find! Museum piece for sure! I'd offer to be your "helper" on your next trip but I live outside Chicago so a bit far. Congrats on a great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Nicer than most! Great find! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Yep, Incredible find. Do you have a clear closeup (of the pinnule base attachments)? Might be someone out there that can ID it with that level of detail. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 8/18/2017 at 9:57 PM, Plantguy said: Yep, Incredible find. Do you have a clear closeup (of the pinnule base attachments)? Might be someone out there that can ID it with that level of detail. Regards, Chris I'm adding a post about this to the Fossil ID section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 I was able to get in contact with one of the local experts on Rhode Island fossils. After a bit of discussion we determined the ID of this tree fern to be Pecopteris sp. As promised here is an image of the cleaned up fossil. This is after it has been coated in PVA solution to help preserve the imprint. The solution also does a nice job of highlighting the fossil . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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