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Howdy all, I have reason to suspect that this is a heavily crushed stigmaria I found while fossil hunting today. I was in the mammoth cave region of Kentucky in a creek where I found plates of coal up to two feet long as well as this fossil. I also went down into an exposed lake bed of Nolin lake which was down the hill from the site I was at and found several of what I'm guessing are mississippian crinoids.
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Howdy all, This is a lepidodendrale (Lepidodendron?) stigmaria that my Dad found in Knob Noster, Missouri way back when he was in high school. His memory isn't too straight since he found it so long ago and I'm curious what formation this may be from and if it would even be from Missouri.
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From the album: icycatelf's Backyard Fossils
Diaphorodendron rimosum Hyden Formation Middle Pennsylvanian Eastern Kentucky 29cm (height) Trunk cast of a "scale tree."- 2 comments
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I found my largest fossil yet yesterday. I assumed that it was Lepidodendron and was curious what species it may be, but it occurred to me after looking through images that I may have some other form of Lepidodendrales. Can anyone confirm? It's about 29cm (about 11.5") long with a circumference of 53.6cm (about 1' 9"). Leaf scars are about 3.5cm (about 1.4") tall by 1cm (about 0.4") wide. The scars wrap around the nearly-cylindrical specimen, only absent on roughly a third of the backside (last photo) where it may have broken off or is still hidden under the matrix. It was found in the Hyden Formation (Middle Pennsylvanian) in Johnson County KY. The closest result I've found has been Lepidodendron lanceolatum, but the pits are more centered than those in my specimen and I haven't been able to find any info on whether or not they occur in my area. Rockwood suggested that it may actually be Lepidophloios that has rolled-up at a 90 degree angle rather than being a Lepidodendron cast, which would be consistent with pit placement. What are your thoughts?
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