First ever find - Sydney NSW.

[Lukenathan]

This is my first ever find on my first ever fossil hunting trip with my 4 year old son. It appears to be a nice plant imprint. I found it in loose shale on Narabeen Head, Sydney, NSW. Would be nice to get confirmation of what it is, I'm very new to this. 

Thanks in advance for any comments. 

[Fossildude19]

Welcome to the Forum.   

 

Some of your plants don't have a lot of detail, but the ones with grooves look like some form of Horsetail, something like Equisitites sp.  

The Narabeen Group appears to be Triassic in age. 

 

 

Neat first find - looking forward to seeing more.  

 

 

For more information:

LINK 1

 

LINK 2

 

LINK 3

LINK 4

[izak_]

Nice find!

Probably a Phyllotheca sp.  

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice find! 

Welcome to TFF from Morocco! 

[Lukenathan]

1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

Welcome to the Forum.   

 

Some of your plants don't have a lot of detail, but the ones with grooves look like some form of Horsetail, something like Equisitites sp.  

The Narabeen Group appears to be Triassic in age.  

Neat first find - looking forward to seeing more.  

For more information:
LINK 1   LINK 2  LINK 3  LINK 4 

Thanks for the links! Some good reading in there! 

[paleoflor]

To me the "grooved structures" more resemble strap-like leaves such as Heidiphyllum.

 

EDIT: See for example https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fossil-evidence-for-biotic-interactions-involving-the-reconstructed-Triassic-Telemachus_fig6_259712638