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I recently aquired this Glossopteris. It has a green coating which looks like algae. How do I remove this without damaging the fossil ?
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The last of my new Glossopteris acquisitions. This one has small bumps on the leaves. Could these be Microconchids ?
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Hi All, I recently purchased this Glossopteris slab. It appears to be made up of multiple layers showing fragments of leaves Would any further prep reveal more detail or possibly entire leaves? Thanks
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So I have recently seen a few Glossopteris of interest and have bought a few to add to the collection. This one arrived in the mail in pieces Am quite disappointed as it was a good size (24 x 15 cm) at a very reasonable price. The seller has given me a full refund and has said I can keep the item. (Must say that after seeing a number of "red flag" items on their website, I will never touch this company again)....anyhow. Is this worth repairing? If so, how would I go about it?
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I found this fossil in Newcastle, Australia. I believe it is three glossopteris leaves and some fragmenary material. Is this correct?
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If you go to the beaches around Newcastle, Australia, expect to find many glossopteris fossils!
FrostbyteFossils posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
These are some fossil glossopteris leaves from different beaches around the Newcastle area. The rocks they are found in tend to be very hard to break, but yield lovely fossils. Good luck!
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Five New Fossil Forests Found in Antarctica Hundreds of millions of years ago, Antarctica was carpeted with prehistoric greenery. Now, scientists may have uncovered clues about what happened in the "Great Dying," or Permian extinction. National Geographic https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/antarctica-fossil-forest-discovery-permian-spd/ A related paper is: Taylor, E.L., Taylor, T.N. and Cúneo, N.R., 1992. The present is not the key to the past: a polar forest from the Permian of Antarctica. Science, 257(5077), pp. 1675-1677. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5999746_The_Present_Is_Not_the_Key_to_the_Past_A_Polar_Forest_from_the_Permian_of_Antarctica https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Cuneo/2 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Cuneo Yours, Paul H.
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G'day, I was recently splitting some leftovers from the Belmont insect beds (Permian) from NSW, Australia and I found what appears to be an insect wing. Its preserved differently than the Glossopteris in the formation with a shiny surface (not visible in photos). But I thought it could also be half of a glossopteris leaf. So, any ideas? (I am referring to the dark shape just above the ruler)
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From the album: WhodamanHD's Fossil collection.
A glossopteris fossil I bought from UKGE. From Australia. -
Hi all, During Permian times, the Glossopterids constituted the major/characteristic component of many Gondwanan floras. This certainly also holds for the floras of the Illawarra Coal Measures, from which I have a couple of plates. However, it doesn't mean no other plant types occurred in these Permian forests, of course, they are just less common. While examining one of my plates, I noticed something "different" and after a bit of cleaning, this is what I found. My very first specimen from a so-called Glossopteris-flora which is definitely not a Glossopterid species. Probably, this is a partial frond of Neomariopteris, though I still have to double-check this preliminary ID (waiting for the library to provide me with the books I need - these are momentarily still in storage). Alternatively, it could be a Sphenopterid of some sort. Just wanted to show this new "find", Cheers, Tim
