Rockin' Ric Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Hello all! Since it has gotten warmer I was able to venture out to my favorite sites to do some fossil hunting. Here are a few plant debris hash plates with ferns and assortment of other plant material on them. So much detail and preservation on the plant impressions especially the venation on the fern fronds. I really like the way the shale slabs are the color they are, the fossil impressions really stand out amongst the light gray. Does anyone know what the gold/yellow color in some of the shale slabs...could it be sulfur or something else? Lepidodendron Stem and 3D Calamite stem cast. Mariopteris, Nueropteris fern fronds with Lepidostrobus and Lycopodiates. Mariopteris Fern fronds and Lycopodiates. 3D Calamite stem cast and Nueropteris Fern frond and leaflets. Fern Rachis, Mariopteris Fern fronds and leaflets. Assortment of plant debris with Mariopteris Fern Fronds, Rachis and Lepidostrobus. 4 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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Really awesome vegetable assortment! PM location? My collection is severely lacking in the vegetable department. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Lovely. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Nice finds! Some very pretty flowers. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Really incredible finds. I especially like #5 and #6, but they're all good. The yellow could be pyrite. The fossil ferns from St. Clair, PA are often associated with or actually preserved in pyrite such this specimen, though the color there tends to be more orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Holy cow, those are some nice plants! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Very nice vegetation. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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