Zenmaster6 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Went fossil hunting near Chuckanut BC Canada. These species are I believe Sassafras, Alder, Sabalites Campbelli And for the fern someone said Cyathea But I feel its Neuropteris Flexuosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Zenmaster6 said: This one matches Platanus. Manchester 2014 reclassified Platanus into Macginitiea and Platanites. The 3 lobed species is M. nobilis and the 5 lobed species is M. gracilis. Manchester, S.R. 2014 Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora. Sborník Národního muzea v Praze - Řada B, 70(3-4):153-210 PDF LINK Mustoe, G.E., Gannaway, W.L. 1997 Paleogeography and Paleontology of the early Tertiary Chuckanut Formation, Northwest Washington Washington Geology, 25(3):3-18 PDF LINK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, piranha said: This one matches Platanus. Manchester 2014 reclassified Platanus into Macginitiea and Platanites. The 3 lobed species is M. nobilis and the 5 lobed species is M. gracilis. Manchester, S.R. 2014 Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora. Sborník Národního muzea v Praze - Řada B, 70(3-4):153-210 PDF LINK Mustoe, G.E., Gannaway, W.L. 1997 Paleogeography and Paleontology of the early Tertiary Chuckanut Formation, Northwest Washington Washington Geology, 25(3):3-18 PDF LINK That is what I originally thought. However both species can be found side by side at this formation. Without the top half, it seems impossible to identify. The first image I posted is Sassafras and the second is Platanus or Sycamore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, piranha said: This one matches Platanus. Manchester 2014 reclassified Platanus into Macginitiea and Platanites. The 3 lobed species is M. nobilis and the 5 lobed species is M. gracilis. Manchester, S.R. 2014 Revisions to Roland Brown's North American Paleocene flora. Sborník Národního muzea v Praze - Řada B, 70(3-4):153-210 PDF LINK Mustoe, G.E., Gannaway, W.L. 1997 Paleogeography and Paleontology of the early Tertiary Chuckanut Formation, Northwest Washington Washington Geology, 25(3):3-18 PDF LINK But I am going to take your word for it, but for the future. How were you able to identify this as Platanus? I want to know for when I am in the field with partial leaves again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Figure 13K in Mustoe & Gannaway has a good example of the lobation and venation. In case it may be something else, you can contact George Mustoe for additional info: LINK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Cool stuff! The PETM is such an interesting event. 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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