Is this fossilised wood/bark?

[Aceofspades]

Hi, 

 

First time post of this site so hopefully I’ve made it correctly, seems to be heaps of knowledgeable/passionate people here. 

 

Just wondering if anyone can indentify this for me? It looks like Fossiled pieces of bark. It’s approximately 60cms long, 25cms wide and 3cms thick. In three joining pieces. 

 

I found it near a quarry in Ipswich Queensland Australia that is mostly shale and contains Triassic marker plants such as Dicroidium. 

 

Any help would be appreciated. 

Edited November 3, 2018 by Aceofspads
More information.

[Fossildude19]

Welcome to the Forum. 

 

Pictures of the sides and ends might be helpful.

[goatinformationist]

Chances are good.  More pics are necessary. 

 

Welcome to the Forum from sunny Atlanta.

[Aceofspades]

Thanks for the replies so far, I’ve had a friend take a few more photos but not sure if they are that helpful, if not I should be able to bring the pieces back and photograph them on a plain background which would be easier sometime in the next week or two. 

[Raggedy Man]

Might get more of a response if this was posted in fossil ID sub forum. 

[rodrex]

hi - looks like the remains of a carbonised tree... I would say that tree rings cannot be seen in the images as it has been compacted. As to what plant, I am not sure. Have you looked in Mary Wades Book, The Greening of Gondwana?

[piranha]

Here is the reply from a colleague that specializes in the paleobotany of Australia:

 

 

Q: Is it possible to assign a form genus for this specimen or is it indeterminate?

 

A: Probably not a form genus for this, but the specimen is interesting and important because it shows segmentation

    comparable with the permineralized species Rhexoxylon africanum, which has been attributed to Dicroidium.