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Carboniferous Plant Fossils


Rockin' Ric

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Hello all! I went fossil hunting several weeks back in-between all this rain we'd been getting and found a few nice samples of Carboniferous Flora here in Bama. This particular spot has produced some quality detailed preservation on fossils I've never seen before. The weather hasn't been that cooperative of lately but  glad see toward the end of the week it will be gorgeous so another trip to this site is in the works! 

 

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Pic# 1 not sure what this is but it looks like a christmas tree.

Pic #2 is fern rachis with fern fronds

Pic #3 is a Nueropteris hash plate.

Pic #4 and #8 are Lycopodiates.

Pic #5 is a Mariopteris fern frond with a Peripteris leaflet.

Pic #6 are Fern Rachis with Nueropteris fern fronds.

Pic #7 is a Calamite impression I've never seen before...this one in particular has these huge node imprints on the impressions.

Pic #8 is Trigoncarpus (seed)

Pic #9 Mariopteris fern frond hash plate. 

 

Stay tuned more to come!

 

 

 

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Wow! 

Look at all the plants! :D 

Good luck on your upcoming trip, Rick!  :popcorn:

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I love the preservation and detail of the specimens you've been finding there. Congratulations on some great finds and thanks for sharing them. 

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So lovely...:wub:

This one post is a one-page field guide to the finer details of Carboniferous foliage!

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Very nice finds, and for sure post photos from the upcoming trip.

 

 

Mark.

 

Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

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Hey Ric, very cool stuff...if you ever get another chance can you post #7's image separately...i cant zoom/enlarge it...am curious whats going on there. 

 

Regards, Chris 

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On 5/17/2019 at 7:44 PM, Plantguy said:

Hey Ric, very cool stuff...if you ever get another chance can you post #7's image separately...i cant zoom/enlarge it...am curious whats going on there. 

 

Regards, Chris 

 

Hey Chris, this is the best I could do with a camera phone. The Flash washes out part of the image. I shot the left side of the fossil. The impression seems to be the stem of Asterophyllites? Didn't even notice it until you pointed it out. I also shot a pic of another Calamite fossil found near the same rock slide...I didn't know it was a Calamite until I saw the large nodes...one is pictured in the upper left. Not familiar with this type of Calamite. 

 

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20 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

And please do the same with #1. Could it be Asterophyllites?

 

Ludwigia, I shot closeup of the fossil you requested. You are probably right identifying the image as Asterophyllites. The camera flash is reflecting off the coal film. Sorry, the image is a lil' washed out.

 

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On 5/19/2019 at 12:28 AM, Rockin' Ric said:

 

Hey Chris, this is the best I could do with a camera phone. The Flash washes out part of the image. I shot the left side of the fossil. The impression seems to be the stem of Asterophyllites? Didn't even notice it until you pointed it out. I also shot a pic of another Calamite fossil found near the same rock slide...I didn't know it was a Calamite until I saw the large nodes...one is pictured in the upper left. Not familiar with this type of Calamite. 

 

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Thanks Ric, Looks like you got into a bunch of horsetail stuff--pretty cool. I know Calamites suckowi is one of the larger species but dont know if there are others that are represented there.  Not sure what the first shows...does look like more foliage.

Thanks for the additional photos! 

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I like them all but #1 is particularly nice (to my inexperienced eye, it should be noted)

Are you able to take pics without the flash, maybe outside in direct sunlight, at both a high angle and a low angle?

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