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Karinopteris cf. soubeiranii (Zeiller) Boersma 1972
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
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Any ideas? My first thought was reptile dermis but probably more like some kind of fan plant closed up. Clearfield County PA.
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October 2023 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Month Poll
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends November 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Eldredgeops rana trilobite - Middle Devonian, Moscow Formation - New York 2. Heliastrea sp, coral - Cretaceous (Turonian) - Le Bugue, Dordogne Department, France 3. Mecochirus magna lobster - Cretaceous (Aptian), bed 17 Atherfield Formation - Atherfield Point, Isle of Wight, UK 4. Libinia sp. spider crab carapace - Late Pleistocene, Beaumont Formation - Galveston, Texas 5. Karinopteris sp. pteridosperm frond - Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian (Moscovian), Osnabrück Fm. - Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany 6. Lytoceras sp. ammonite - Middle Jurassic (Bajocian), Ashcroft Formation - Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada 7. Crinoid Calyx (pyrite replaced) - Middle Devonian, Moscow Formation - Deep Springs Road Quarry, Earlville, New York- 3 replies
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Annularia sphenophylloides (Zenker) Gutbier 1837
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From the album: Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany)
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Hi again. Today I would like help with these two very similar fossils I found in Lyme Regis UK many years ago. They seem to be Mudstone from what I'm learning and have many boring worm holes on the outside of the rock. The inside has triangular patterns with ripples which resemble plant forms. Any help with a name would be much appreciated, so I can properly record my collection now. Thanks, Jes.
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Live in NSW Australia and was wondering if there are any good fossil sits near Sydney I could collect fossils from. Very into them and want to get started up, so any information much appreciated. Thanks Also found these rocks and would want some identification to see if they are fossils. First one found at Newcastle and second and third near Wollongong. Thanks
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Hello everyone, and hope you've all had a good day so far. I am currently having a break after putting most of my bookcase together. Here are some fossil plants found in the Triassic layers of the Sydney Basin I would like identified if possible. As before, I would like the most specific identification possible, but don't mind genus or clade names if they'd be more accurate. I know the general location for these, so don't worry about that. If you need more photographs for a proper identification, I can take more in a couple of hours or tomorrow. Specimen 1: Shale plant fossil This fossil was found by a friend in the shale rock layer in the Northern Beaches region. This makes it Triassic in age. I read this document (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gregory-Retallack/publication/241677571_Geological_excursion_guide_to_the_sea_cliffs_north_of_Sydney/links/55d2119008ae0b8f3ef776a9/Geological-excursion-guide-to-the-sea-cliffs-north-of-Sydney.pdf) and after comparing the plant to various images on the document, I came to the conclusion that the plant was a specimen of the seed fern Dicroidium. Is this an accurate identification? Specimen 2: Plant Assortment This assortment of various plant fossils was found by another person I used to know in the Sydney Basin. I assume it is Triassic, as the vast majority of exposed sedimentary rocks in Sydney are of that age, although it might be Permian. I do not know the exact region. There seem to be multiple different plants on the slab, and they seem to be more poorly preserved than the shale layer plant. Does anyone know what they are? Also, do any of you have any tips for getting better images? If I take any more, I'll probably use my SLR camera, as my phone's camera is terrible. Thanks for the help! Edit: Changed the title to make it more obvious this is a new thread.
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September 2023 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Month Poll
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends October 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Sea urchin (Tylocidaris clavigera?) - Cretaceous, Turonian, 93-90 mya - Dieppe, Normandy, France 2. Neithea regularis bivalve - Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Laumont Horizon, Nekum Chalk - Province de Liège, Belgium 3. Properisphinctes bernensis ammonite - Jurassic, Oxfordian - Col de la Plaine Morte, Valais, Switzerland-
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Found this about 40 years ago on the shores of lake Huron (in Sarnia) and have always wondered what the fossils were - are they plant or animal? Anyone able to assist? Many Thanks
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Hello Members, Greg from Western Washington. I am new to The Fossil Forum. Started collecting rocks a couple of years ago when I was beach combing looking for colorful rocks to tumble and display. My interests became focused when I continued to come across examples of bones and coprolite creating the urge to pursue the next best fossil find. Many questions linger for an inexperienced amateur. 1 - Why has only one Dino from the Jurassic Period been found in Washington State ? 2 - Are fossils found with all their original pigmentation intact ? 3 - Does meat fossilize ? Does Succulents plants fossilize? 4 - Washington law states that any Vertebrate fossils found belongs to the state and is unlawful to keep? Maybe I read or interpreted this wrong. Makes you not want to post photos of any finds. In two years, I have found examples of all which I have questioned. I believe Dinos did exist in Western WA as I have found fossil both pre and post Jurassic.
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Mazon Creek Formation (Fossil Identified) Lepidostrobophyllum
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My great grandfather majorly shaped who I am today by getting me introduced to biology, paleontology, and earth sciences at a young age. He left me with many fossils that he had gone out and found himself, picking about in the Mazon Creek Formation of the Carboniferous. Among the ferns and leaves I had found this one, it looks a lot like a negative impression of an invert to me, although I could also see it being a leaf impression. I'm pretty immature so I'd appreciate any help, thank you- 28 replies
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Hello to all. Please help me identify this branch. It was found on the banks of the Kremenchug reservoir in Ukraine. This is a large reservoir, which is adjacent to three regions. It is difficult to determine the age - water erodes the layers from the Neogene period to the Jurassic. Thank you!
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From the album: Plants
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Tarrantoceras sellardsi ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Clay Mesa Shale - Sandoval Co. New Mexico 2. Phylloceras heterophyllum ammonite - Lower Jurassic, Upper Lias - Saltwick Bay, Whitby, UK 3. Cryptolithus tessellatus trilobites and unknown starfish - Ordovician, Trenton Group - Central Pennsylvania 4. Unknown starfish - Cretaceous, Upper Glen Rose Formation - Texas 5. Unknown gastropods - Lower to Middle Ordovician, Cow Head Group - Western Newfoundland, Canada 6. Fractofusus misrai - Ediacaran Period (560-575 mya) - Eastern Newfoundland, Canada 7. Unidentified sand dollar - Oligocene-Pliocene, Ashley Formation or Goose Creek Limestone - Ladson-Summerville area, South Carolina
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Hello dear fellow forum members, I see this burmese amber inclusion online and wonder, is it a feather with a peculiarly branching structure, or is it plant matter? size is about 4 mm length of the biggest part as far as I can tell . Thanks in advance, J
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Rock about an inch long for perspective. Found in what seems to be cretaceous strata but may have broken off of carboniferous. Any ideas?
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From the album: Misha's Late Devonian Fossils
Archaeopteris sp. Early progymnosperm frond and other plant debris Fammenian Catskill Formation Pennsylvania-
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Found these in Romana, town: Anina. (Eastern Europe). The place is known for plant fossils and other such things. In an article, I saw a journalist say the fossils found there are Jurassic. Are these plant fossils, stems or just markings? I am bad at telling. If it is plant, do you know which one could it be? Bonus one: I am not sure if the order of the pictures will get messed up, but last few pictures I uploaded is a grey "slate" with something in the middle. What is that? If these are just rocks, pretend you've never seen this Thanks!
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Hello everyone again! I have been gone for a few days and finally back to home base. As previously mentioned, I beyond a novice, but my fascinating level is pretty high. Here are two more items in the collection, and I have no idea what I am looking at (other than its neat!) Looking forward to identifying what I have here. Thank again everyone! Dan
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Cunnolites elliptica (= Cyclolites ellipticus) pathological solitary coral - Cretaceous (Turonian) - near Le Bugue, Dordogne department, France 2. Helicaulax pyrenaicus gastropod - Cretaceous, Upper Santonian - Southwest France 3. Ecphora gardnerae gastropod - Miocene - Calvert County, Maryland 4. Gastrolith with tabulate coral inclusion - Late Jurassic, Morrison Formation - Utah 5. Stiphrothyris tumida brachiopods - Middle Jurassic, Bajocian, Salperton Limestone - Gilbert’s grave railway cutting, Cheltenham, UK 6. Pseudophyllites indra ammonite - Upper Cretaceous, Matanuska Frm, Member 3 - Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska 7. Trachyscaphites spiniger heteromorph ammonite - Cretaceous, Campanian, Ozan Formation - North Sulphur River, NE Texas
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Hello everyone! I'm glad to be a new member of the community. I purchased a treasure trove of fossils, arrowheads, petrified wood and other neat items. Problem is, I don't know anything about this subject. This will be the first of several, and I look forward to those with knowledge to help me out. Any thoughts on this one? It is the only one like it in the collection. Thanks! Dan
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Hello, I also found this one deep in the desert near the Organ Mountains outside Las Cruces NM. I am not familiar with the age of the area.
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Looking for suggestions for last minute hunt near Birmingham, AL
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I will be traveling through the Birmingham Alabama area Thursday afternoon/Friday morning - 6/8-9. Looking online there seems to be a decent opportunity to look for road cut exposures and such in the area. I would be most interested in plant material if anyone has any suggestions though anything would work for a mini hunt. Any assistance would be most welcome.-
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