StevenJD Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 These were found in Bexar County, TX. They look like plants to me, but wanted to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDye Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Could be plants, it also resembles burrows, your original thesis is most likely a correct one. Good luck with the ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I'm of no help in this area, just had to comment on the interesting preservation. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, GeschWhat said: I'm of no help in this area, just had to comment on the interesting preservation. You're just disappointed it isn't poop! Certainly looks like plant to me. And nice pieces to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Plants for sure, nice finds! Conifer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Those are rare and excellent finds with a high scientific interest. They are plant remains in chert. Chert nodules indicate Edwards. They are present in the Albian, Lower Cretaceous strata, of northwest Texas. One of the conifers resembles the extant genus Dacrydium, which might be my ID for the specimens in question. There were described also other species, like ferns, conifers, angiosperms. reference: B. S. Serlin. 1982. An early cretaceous fossil flora from northwest Texas: Its composition and implications. Palaeontographica 182B: 52-86 " 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...
westcoast Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Fantastic find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Some purty cool fiinds for sure. Looks like plant materail to me, but what do I know? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Wonderful finds! Beautiful detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxytropidoceras Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 You might want to talk with a professional palebontanist. There is a small chance that like the Rhynie Chert of Scotland that they might be three-dimensional petrifications. This would be a fantastic and unique find for Cretaceous plant fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 That is so cool! Nice 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...
piranha Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 This paper describes a Lower Cretaceous fern in a chert nodule from Nolan County, Texas: Berry, E.W. (1928) Weichselia from the Lower Cretaceous of Texas. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science 18(1):1-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I recall another thread about some beautiful Edwards Formation chert plant fossils from a few years ago, but I haven't hit the right combination of key words to bring it up in a search. Anyway, for us plant fossil aficionados those are spectacular specimens! Edit: Found it! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 minute ago, FossilDAWG said: I recall another thread about some beautiful Edwards Formation chert plant fossils from a few years ago, but I haven't hit the right combination of key words to bring it up in a search... Weichselia... use the Force, Luke... LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I did exactly that, about 5 minutes ago (see edit in my post). Of course I would not have found it without the huge clue you provided, so thank you. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Oxytropidoceras said: they might be three-dimensional petrifications 7 minutes ago, piranha said: Weichselia In my opinion, is not Weichselia. " 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...
doushantuo Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 edit:BASED ON FERTILE REMAINS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, abyssunder said: In my opinion, is not Weichselia. Please read more carefully. I did not say it was Weichselia. It is obviously not Weichselia. I said: the paper described a fern. The paper was simply posted to show another Lower Creatceous plant preserved in a chert nodule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I'm leaning toward this one: Dacrydium . I can see the difference in 3-D, but is just me. " 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...
abyssunder Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, piranha said: I did not say it was Weichselia. It is obviously not Weichselia. Correct! " 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...
piranha Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, abyssunder said: I'm leaning toward this one: Dacrydium . Yes, I can tell the difference between a conifer and a fern! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, piranha said: Yes, I can tell the difference between a conifer and a fern! lol GENIUS! I could never begin to even start thinking about the slightest inkling of a contemplation about the (extremely subtle) differences between the plants! “...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...
GeschWhat Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 2/25/2018 at 2:05 PM, caldigger said: You're just disappointed it isn't poop! Yep...you got me, LOL Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 am truly amazed at this! Would have thought this was a colonial marine organism of some sort. All the chert I have ever experienced had marine inclusions, if any. Shows that our collective experience exceeds the individual's knowledge. Have learned something new today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 5 hours ago, Plax said: am truly amazed at this! Would have thought this was a colonial marine organism of some sort. All the chert I have ever experienced had marine inclusions, if any. Shows that our collective experience exceeds the individual's knowledge. Have learned something new today. I agree, I also thought chert was marine in origin. Very informative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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