LoneRanger Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 After getting the owner's permission to enter the property, I made a trip last Sunday to NC's Triassic plant site. The old trail through the fields and woods was overgrown with thorn bushes, so it was clear that no one had collected there recently. Had to hack through the overgrowth as best I could with my shovel, which was the only thing I had suitable for doing this. As always, it was productive, and it didn't take long to come up with a few good pieces. But as usual, it was also very frustrating due to the soft matrix that breaks randomly and erratically, ruining most plant fossils. First photo is a conifer, likely genus Compsostrobus. Second photo is a horsetail, genus Neocalamites. Third photo is a cycadeoid, likely genus Pterophyllum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRanger Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Here is the cycadeoid picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Excellent Triassic plants, Loneranger! Thanks for posting these. Nice to see some more early mesozoic finds on here. Looks like a tough type of rock to split well, being so cross bedded and soft. Still - ya done good. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
LoneRanger Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 These fossils were found in the Pekin Formation of NC. Here is one more photo: a cycadeoid, genus Zamites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Long-lost pioneers of a brave new world; I love 'em "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...
Pagurus Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 You found some great specimens. The matrix looks very similar to that of some plant fossils I've found in western Massachusetts, also part of the Newark Supergroup. You have a lot more variety though. Very nice. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Interesting stuff from an interesting period - we don't see enough of this type of thing! Are you going back for more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Ahh. I know that place. Would like to hit the place some time soon. Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Looks and sounds like the same place I went to last February and found some nice plants also. Wish it was closer to home for me. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 you might want to spray the imprints with a preservative as they may oxidize. Mine have been in the box for about 25 years and look good. We sprayed them with hair spray once dry but am sure preservation technology has come a long way since then! Hopefully the fellow visiting Charlotte sees this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Great finds! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Very impressive finds from the Newark Supergroup, especially the last cycadeoid. Don't see enough specimens from your area. Hopefully will see more. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Nice! Everyone is always posting about Jurassic and Cretaceous critters, very few Triassic fossils seem to get posted. Thanks for sharing! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Sweet plants! Thanks for sharing the finds. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members ude Posted March 7, 2014 New Members Share Posted March 7, 2014 These fossils were found in the Pekin Formation of NC. Here is one more photo: a cycadeoid, genus Zamites. Dear LoneRanger, great picture! Would it be possible to include this picture in a textbook that we intend to publish and sell for educational purposes only? We are currently working on a textbook entitled “Biodiversität und Erdgeschichte" ("Biodiversity and Earth History”) and we wish to use this image in our book. Best wishes, Edvard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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