Early Jurassic plant material for identification

[Cianfaglione]

Here are a few plant fossils that I have recently found from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Possible Brachyphyllum, Pagiophyllum, Otomazites, etc. 

Comments, or an identification would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!  

 

#1

 

 

 

 

#2

 

 

 

#3

 

 

 

 

#4

 

 

 

#5

 

 

 

 

 

 

#6

 

 

 

 

#7

 

 

 

 

#8

 

 

 

 

 

 

#9

 

 

 

 

 

#10

 

 

 

[Cianfaglione]

The last attachment (bmp) was taken with my Dinolite, it could show a conifer cone at an intermediate stage of development which broke off slightly above its base.

[Fossildude19]

More nice finds!

 

Don't remember if I ever linked this for you.

 

1. - Pagiophyllum ( I think)

 

2. -  Brachyphyllum scotti

 

3. -  Brachyphyllum scotti

 

4. -  Hard to say. Not seeing nodes, or ribbing, like you would with Equisetites sp.  Looks like possibly some random plant rachis.

 

5. -  Pagiophyllum, again, I think.

 

6. - Brachyphyllum scotti.

 

7. -  Brachyphyllum scotti.

 

8. - Brachyphyllum scotti.

 

9. -  Brachyphyllum  sp.  Looks a bit different though, from B. scotti. 

 

10. -  Could be part of a cone.  Hard to say for sure.

[Cianfaglione]

Thank you again Tim for taking the time to review and identify the plant fossils. Yes, you did send me the link and I often refer to it while trying to identify the fossils at initial discovery. In fact, the "conifer cone at an intermediate stage" was compared and gleaned from that paper. #4 is certainly an interesting piece. I just noticed after posting the photo that there could be a partial root/rhizome (below the yellowish marking) and corm (the yellowish marking itself). I don't know if you remember, I posted a fossil plate a couple years back that had similar markings, but much nicer. This is just speculation of course! 

Regards, 

Paul  

[Fossildude19]

3 minutes ago, Cianfaglione said:

 #4 is certainly an interesting piece. I just noticed after posting the photo that there could be a partial root/rhizome (below the yellowish marking) and corm (the yellowish marking itself). I don't know if you remember, I posted a fossil plate a couple years back that had similar markings, but much nicer. This is just speculation of course! 

Regards, 

Paul  

 

 

Happy to help, Paul.

Yeah, you are probably on to something with root/rhizome.

 

Cropped, rotated, and contrasted:

 

 

 

Looks like there might be more of it, underneath the shale at the lower left.