gobbler716 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I have several fossils like the one shown here. My collection is approx 300-350 years old, Cahaba River Valley, central Alabama, carboniferous. The size is about the same as a shoe sole. Any idea what it is? Leave comment if more info is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Looks like the bark of a tree, but highly decorticated. Looks like some Calamites sp. in the mix there. Wait for some other opinions, though. @paleoflor @Rockin' Ric @fiddlehead @RomanK @docdutronc 1 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 August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, gobbler716 said: My collection is approx 300-350 years old. Wow buddy, you've been collecting for a long time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 19 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Looks like the bark of a tree, but highly decorticated. Looks like some Calamites sp. in the mix there. Wait for some other opinions, though. @paleoflor @Rockin' Ric @fiddlehead @RomanK @docdutronc Agree with Tim here, mostly (undifferentiable) stem remains, plus what appears to be Calamites in the top right corner of the second photograph. 1 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler716 Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 My collection seems to be all calamites or lycopods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I agree with Tim and Paleoflor... nice finds! 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...
Auspex Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Compare with Cordaites. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler716 Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Thanks again guys! I have many, many fossils from this area and I thought they may have been from different species of plant life. However, after referring to my fossil identification books, almost all of them come from different parts of a calamite. I have several ferns, lycopods and was lucky enough to find a dragonfly wing. (now in the collection of the University of Alabama) I am thankful to all of you for this ID! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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