Nrudolph Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 First time posting here, thought i'd share a plate of Metasequoia that I found at the Macabee site near Cache Creek BC a number of years ago. More to follow if there's interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Welcome to TFF! Nice piece! Thanks for sharing. Would like to see more. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Those are really nice! You should post more of your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrudolph Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 A few more from the same location. Mostly Metasequoia, with a few other species mixed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 OOH more niceness! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Welcome to The Fossil Forum! There is ALWAYS interest in seeing new fossils and those are NICE ones! I'm looking forward to seeing more! -Joe 1 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Beautiful 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...
Walt Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Beautiful fossils. Does anyone have Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood) planted in their yard? And yes please, more pics! Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrudolph Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 One of my favorite pieces. Like a little picture book. Not sure what species the leaf is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I especially like those two branching Metasequoias... very nice. I collected at McAbee a twice in the early days and still have my collection but didn't find any branching Metas like those - just individual pinnules. I would show my collection but photoing is such a pain I never get around to it. Too bad John Leahy (jbswake) is no longer with us, he would be able to help with IDs. Maybe @piranha would be able to help in his stead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, Walt said: Beautiful fossils. Does anyone have Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood) planted in their yard? And yes please, more pics! We used to have a Dawn Redwood at our old place - as did my grandparents down the street. Should get a new one for this place now that you mention it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just now, Wrangellian said: We used to have a Dawn Redwood at our old place - as did my grandparents down the street. Should get a new one for this place now that you mention it... We had on in washington state. The land we were on was a 5 acre lot they had carved out when Weyerhouser (sp?) Clear cut the tract. They sold it off because the soil was so poor it would take forever to reharvest. But this tree took off and was 5 feet tall in about 5 years. Remarkable trees.... Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Those are beautiful specimens. Is the site you collected them still open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrudolph Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said: Those are beautiful specimens. Is the site you collected them still open? Unfortunately not. It was purchased by the provincial government a number of years ago, and was given status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Access is only granted for research purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Was it actually purchased, and is it actually a UNESCO site? I know the gov't barred it from private collecting, but hadn't heard the rest, and it is not mentioned in the wikipedia article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrudolph Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Was it actually purchased, and is it actually a UNESCO site? I know the gov't barred it from private collecting, but hadn't heard the rest, and it is not mentioned in the wikipedia article. You're correct, I was mistaken in calling it a UNESCO site. There are several conflicting articles online, but this source seems reliable: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-resource-use/land-use/fossil-management/mcabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrudolph Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Some Ginko dissecta examples from the same location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Beautiful specimens. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Welcome to the Fossil Forum form Texas. Those are lovely. It’s nice to see new types of plant fossils of such nice quality on TFF, because they are not commonly seen. I don’t believe I have ever seen any from that location. Thank you for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Thanks for sharing your McAbee finds with us. Lovely finds! 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...
KimTexan Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I just searched for Mcabee fossils on TFF. This is the best thread below. However, for some reason one of the significant poster’s (jbswake) pics don’t show up. He is no longer with us and maybe that has something to do with it, but it’s an amazing thread with great pics. Anyway, you may find an ID for your leaf on the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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