Tucker Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hello everyone, I have a small collection that I picked up on a trip to Kentucky...the area around hazard. I think its the Breathitt formation. Pennsylvanian period. I have been in the process of Identifying them. I think I have a decent lock on some of them, but could use a little help on a few. I should add some more photos of 3 and 4. Let me know if you need anything specific (close up on a certain area, or what have you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The third and likely the last as well is a stigmarian rizomorph. The root structure of a lycopod. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Your first item looks like a possible lycopod cone, poorly preserved, ... something similar to Lepidostrobus. The second looks like Pecopteris sp. IMAGE SOURCE 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...
caldigger Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 If them Duke boys would have been into fossil collecting, it might have kept them out of so much trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, caldigger said: If them Duke boys would have been into fossil collecting, it might have kept them out of so much trouble. True. But I would miss the theme song playing in my head when I notice the trailer with it's loading ramps down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 from France. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Excellent. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I would say that the second one is actually Neuropteris or one of the closely related genera, based on the shape and arrangement of leaves, but I don't think it's possible to be more specific without seeing the venation more clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 7/14/2018 at 2:02 PM, Fossildude19 said: Your first item looks like a possible lycopod cone, poorly preserved, ... something similar to Lepidostrobus. maybe of L. lanceolatum? comparative picture from here 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...
Fossildude19 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 hour ago, deutscheben said: I would say that the second one is actually Neuropteris or one of the closely related genera, based on the shape and arrangement of leaves, but I don't think it's possible to be more specific without seeing the venation more clearly. I initially thought. Neuropteris, but discounted it due to the midline extending to the outer margin, as in Pecopteris. 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...
deutscheben Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: I initially thought. Neuropteris, but discounted it due to the midline extending to the outer margin, as in Pecopteris. I see- I think that it's just the blurry nature of the picture giving that impression on this piece- the other veins extending from the midvein can run all the way to the edge down the middle, along with the fold. Everything else about it says Neuropteris to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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