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Carboniferous plant fossils from Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
GavySwan posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi all, My friends recently visited Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. While they were there they went on a fossil hunt with a geologist who curates the local museum. They were told that they could collect the small, loose stuff, and so brought back plenty of nice fossils. They gave a couple specimens to me, and I’m just wondering about IDing them. There are a lot of Calamites fossils among what they brought back, but I’m having trouble with the rest. I live in the Ordovician and don’t have a lot of experience with Carboniferous flora except finding a few pretties in Pittsburgh. First pic (1) has what they were told is an early seed cone. Can anyone corroborate and specify species? I was looking at Lepidostrobus but the shape seems different. Second pic (2) is one of the fossils they gave me. They thought that the top left might be part of a seed cone but I think it’s Annularia. Thoughts? And are those oval-shaped leaves Pecopteris ? Alethopteris ? And just for fun, I’ll add a couple more pictures (see comments) if anyone wants to have at it. Anyways, thanks!- 10 replies
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Found two pieces of stone this weekend.. would like to know the timeframe and what they are ... if anything other than twigs. Found in Cape Jack, Nova Scotia A Beach on St George's Bay.
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Harvard team's Cape Breton fossil find could shed light on our fish-like ancestors
redleaf101 posted a topic in Fossil News
A team from Harvard were in luck, finding tetrapod bones that could add to the story of life. =) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/harvard-fossil-find-cape-breton-1.4311303- 2 replies
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Visitors Rockin’ Out In Greater Numbers At Fossil Centre - Cape Breton Post
redleaf101 posted a topic in Members' News & Diversions
Little contribution from a few locals guys, including me, to the Cape Breton Fossil Center so that kids can learn more about animals that roamed the area over 300+ Mya. They called me a paleontologist from Nova Scotia! Its not accurate, but I'll take it!! haha http://www.capebretonpost.com/Living/2012-11-25/article-3127424/Visitors-rockin-out-in-greater-numbers-at-fossil-centre/1 Cudos go to my friends Matt Stimson and Brian Hebert! - Keenan, the hobbit palaeontologist- 2 replies
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Hello All: Just read a good three part account of a fossil trip to Cape Breton. I am a rock collector here in Cape Breton and have been to all the sites listed on this blog and then some.