More from the rock garden

[Dewbunny]

Like the title,more from the landscaping rockbed. I only have Sundays to poke around in it and the rock is very dusty. Really hoping for a good solid rain to rinse it off. Is it OK to ask the husband for a second load for xmas? 

 

For some reason I keep getting the 3.95MB warning even tho my files are under limit, is this a common issue?

 

That second one,I'm calling my Harry Potter rock...

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[abyssunder]

Welcome to the Forum!
You have nice pieces for a collection. Where are they bought from?
I'm not a plant specialist, but for me looks like you have there pretty Macroneuropteris, Stigmaria and Sigillaria remains.

[Herb]

nice plant pieces. The total of all the files has to be less than 3.95 mb I believe

 

[Dewbunny]

@abyssunder I bought a load of landscaping rock (4300 lbs for $309) from a local distributor and the fossils are just a bonus. From what I've been able to find out is its coal mining debris coming from Alabama.

[abyssunder]

" Life became abundant once more in the local waters during the Mississippian epoch of the Carboniferous period.[1] The name Carboniferous means "coal-bearing". This period has been nicknamed the "age of amphibians" or the "age of coal swamps". During the Mississippian, carbonate rocks were being deposited in the state that would preserve many contemporary life forms as fossils.[3] The Mississippian marine life of Alabama included blastoids, brachiopods, bryozoans, corals, and crinoids.[4] Alabama was as swampy as the nickname of the Carboniferous period would suggest from the Late Mississippian into the Pennsylvanian.[5] During the ensuing Pennsylvanian epoch the same sediments eroded from the mountains had formed an expansive coastal plain.[1] The Black Warrior Basin of Alabama preserves evidence for ancient Carboniferous swamps.[5] The rich plant life of these swamps would be preserved in great detail and abundance in the northern part of the state.[5] Early trees and plants resembling ferns grew there. This vegetation left behind great coal deposits.[1] This region also has the largest and most diverse fossil tracksites from this time period in the world.[5] Sediments were eroded away from Alabama rather than deposited during the Permian period, so there are no local rocks from this time period.[1] "  - from Wikipedia

[JohnBrewer]

I’d grab me another load if you’re finding this quality of fossils in your pile regularly. The quality of some of your fossils are fab. You could trade/sell some and expand your collection with examples you don’t have. 

 

Re file uploads as Herb says it’s 3.95mb per post. If you struggle just redress your browser, I have to do this sometimes

[Dewbunny]

Got home early and couldn't help but to grab a bucket of rocks. Just grabbed off them off the top,already see a few keepers. 

Now let's clean these babies off and see what we got.

 

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Here we go....

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And a 2 million year old Kingsford's charcoal bricket...

[Sagebrush Steve]

Wow!  You've found more fossils in one sitting than I've found my entire life!

[Dewbunny]

@Sagebrush Steve I only post about half of them. And I've only gone through one small section so far. Every rock has a fossil just about. I've gotten over fifty and barely gone through one small section. To me,this is truly an amazing find, it's like the Universe tossed me a blessing just when I needed it most. 

[Dewbunny]

Ok, I think I've named them all but the 'bon bon' shaped cross section in pictures 36 and 39. Any ideas are appreciated. A Google search on "bon bon fossil" came up empty. And I haven't came acrossed it in any of the Carboniferous literature I've read.

 

Reposting photo below

[Sagebrush Steve]

10 hours ago, Dewbunny said:

Ok, I think I've named them all but the 'bon bon' shaped cross section in pictures 36 and 39. Any ideas are appreciated. A Google search on "bon bon fossil" came up empty. And I haven't came acrossed it in any of the Carboniferous literature I've read.

 

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Some sort of stromatolite?  Do a Google search on "carboniferous stromatolite" for some pictures.  Not sure it's a close match, though.