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is it possible that the fossil mosses such fresh-looking
qinxingyuan posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
According to the author(https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0802501105) the fossils are persevering in moss peat, but not mention how to separate the mosses from the matrix -
I keep soil, rocks, tree parts, etc. in jars. This particular jar started with a piece of wood with a small amount of moss on it, and two rocks. This was all put in the jar about 6 years ago. Throughout the years these sea urchin looking things have grown. Any idea what they might be or who would be a better contact?!
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Hi all! Found in Lansing, NY near Cayuga lake in a drainage wash out but I do not recognize it as a native stone or coming from the formations that I've seen over the past 6 months. I've been on the fence about posting this as I wasn't sure it was a fossil but after getting some decent macro photos, I'm seeing some curious details and I am not sure if this could be a coral or bryozoan colony of some sort or another amazing example of geological wonders. We had major flooding last year, creeks and streams broke their banks, and I found this stuck in a pile of tree trunks 3 feet above the normal water levels. This area is known for Devonian fossils and this doesn't look like anything in my guide books for the area. Thank you for your time. It's a big beast, I have one photo with scale for total size. I apologize in advance for not having scale on the macro photos. Need to work on that. Edit: I tried to enhance the photos with contrast and removing yellowing from my phone camera. Please let me know if it looks good or if I've over done the contrast, etc., Thank you!
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I picked this up at the flea market. He told me it was petrified moss...which I dont think it is. Im thinking coral but I wasn't able to find the answer after some research. Its from Arizona and was collected in 1968 and its jurassic in age. Pretty cool fossil.
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I am trying to find an easier way to effectively remove green and black lichen from the exterior and crevasses of rock I've collected. Soaking it and using a needle does work, but causes damage to delicate specimens. Does anyone know of a chemical or technique that truly gets the stuff to let go easily?
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Ancient moss awakens amid thawing ice caps and permafrost
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Ancient life awakens amid thawing ice caps and permafrost By Daniel Ackerman, The Washington Post, July 7, 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/ancient-life-awakens-amid-thawing-ice-caps-and-permafrost/2019/07/05/335281f8-7108-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html Aulacomnium turgidum - Swollen Thread-moss PDF file - https://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/bbs/Activities/mosses/Aulacomnium turgidum.pdf Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulacomnium_turgidum The papers are: Roads, E., Longton, R.E. and Convey, P., 2014. Millennial timescale regeneration in a moss from Antarctica. Current Biology, 24(6), pp.R222-R223. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982214000864 La Farge, C., Williams, K.H. and England, J.H., 2013. Regeneration of Little Ice Age bryophytes emerging from a polar glacier with implications of totipotency in extreme environments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(24), pp.9839-9844.s https://www.pnas.org/content/110/24/9839 Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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From the album: Carbondale, PA
Finely parallel-veined leaves of a Cordaites plant alongside the branch or root of a giant Lycopod (aka scale tree or club moss). The latter could grow up to 50 m high! found in Carbondale, PA Lewellyn Formation Pennsylvanian (Upper Carboniferous) period 299-323 myo