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Pennsylvanian Seed from the Manning Canyon Shale, Utah ID


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Here is another item that I am looking for an ID on- It is a Pennsylvanian seed from the Manning Canyon Shale, Utah. I am thinking "Trigonocarpus" or "Cordaicarpus"- any suggestions or ID?

 

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Looks like Cordaicarpus. What kind of plant fossils are present in the formation?

 

For comparison, an example from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas City:

 

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5 hours ago, Missourian said:

Looks like Cordaicarpus. What kind of plant fossils are present in the formation?

 

For comparison, an example from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas City:

 

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I agree with Missourian, your find looks like Cardiocarpus. Trigonocarpus is typically longer than it is wide and oval shaped.

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I might have found some Cardiocarpus from the Llewellyn formation of St. Clair. Just dug out some examples from a box.

 

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Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPhee

If I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPhee

Check out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/

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Shamalama......your finds look like fish scales to me.

 

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