paleoflor Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) L.S., Found the specimen below last weekend in the Late Carboniferous of Germany. You can see a quite large portion of some neuropterid frond, including a petiole with basal bifurcation, at least three Cyclopteris leaves, and several parts of pinna and pinnules (made a little sketch). Amazingly, the width of view on the photo is only about 7 cm. I never saw a neuropterid frond that is this tiny before! There could very well be more of it hidden underneath the rock on the left, but it is quite fragile and I haven't yet mustered the courage to try and prep it further... Kind regards, Tim Edited May 23 by paleoflor 1 11 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Lovely find, Tim! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Very nice (and tiny)! Congrats on the cool find. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Nice find 1 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdanter Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Congrats on finding that. I have a real soft spot for plant fossils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 N. ovata has rather small pinnules and overall dimensions. I can't make out any of the venation on the few pinnules that are complete. I have a specimen of N. ovata that is a match for this one's size. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 On 5/24/2024 at 9:24 PM, Mark Kmiecik said: N. ovata has rather small pinnules and overall dimensions. I can't make out any of the venation on the few pinnules that are complete. I have a specimen of N. ovata that is a match for this one's size. Interesting! Would like to see a photo of your specimen, if possible. The specimen above was collected from a roofshale that also contains Neuropteris ovata (see some examples below), so your suggestion is certainly plausible. Unlike the specimen above, however, these other examples show pinnules with a characteristic basiscopic auricle. The pinnules of the specimen above seem to lack this diagnostic feature of N. ovata. On the other hand, this could be related to the small size (i.e., not fully developed condition) of the pinnules, I guess... 1 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Beautiful! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 This is the specimen I spoke of. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 21 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: This is the specimen I spoke of. Thanks for the photo! Nice specimen. It shows the characteristic "earlobes" of N. ovata. However, I think your specimen is a bipinnate fragment of a much larger frond (or at least I do not recognize any basal bifurcation or petiole). Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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