Dewbunny Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Had to move 4300 lbs of landscaping rock and came acrossed this. No idea where the rock originally came from. They called it 'red cedar rock' . Any help is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Welcome to the forum. Nice piece. It looks like the bark of a fossil fern/tree. I'm sure some of our plant fossil experts will see this and let you know which species this is. 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Looks like Sigillaria sp to me. More pictures. Fortuitous find! Regards, 5 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...
Ludwigia Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 +1 for Sigillaria bark. 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Beautiful find after a hard work. I agree with the others about it's ID. 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...
Dewbunny Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Ok quick question. I know this is Stigmaria. My inquiry is; is it one solid piece or two sandwiched together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 This is a common example of carboniferous shale layers. Carboniferous material often times will have layers upon layers of fossil bedding planes. Neat piece. 1 ~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...
Dewbunny Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 @fossilized6s Yeah,I am seeing a ton of layered stuff. Think it would be ok/safe to separate the layers on the ones with little to no external fossils? And if so.... Just whack it with a hammer? Or pry with a screwdriver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 @Dewbunny it really depends on the hardness of the shale. -If it's really soft and flaky (like hard clay) i would suggest just a screwdriver, chisel or puddy knife, tapping it very softly with a hammer. -If it's hard (like rock) i would tap it directly with a hammer around the whole plane or even score a line in the matrix to help the separation process. A chisel may help as well. 2 ~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...
abyssunder Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I think, the below picture and document explain a lot about the layers. (oldies but goldies) A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STIGMARIAN APPENDAGES AND ISOETES ROOTS - Wilson N. Stewart.pdf 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...
Dewbunny Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 @fossilized6s The rock is very caked,dirty and dusty. But once I wash it off its solid rock. It looks flakey,like you could just pull it apart with your hands but it's not. I've seen cracks and tried to split it by hand to no avail,it's HARD solid rock. I even bounced one off the driveway and it dinged the concrete,nothing to the rock... Here's some before and after of a scrap rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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