piranha Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Here are a couple of great fossils recently unearthed in Central Oregon. The split pair came together by happy accident. Originally these were in two slabs and split in four pieces at different times. Usually adjoining rock becomes separated and once apart rarely that the neighboring rock splits in exactly the same place. Got really lucky last night - I was sifting through the scraps and the monkey brain finally sparked seeing them all together. EUREKA! and a quick setting epoxy to the rescue to bring this one back from the brink of permanent drawer-specimen status Then to press my good fortune I decided to take a whack at another plate that had a few disappointing leaf fragments and hit the double down jackpot. A near perfect cone still attached to branch and a few associated leaves. Not too shabby and makes up for 90% of the rock that is a swing and a miss or a smashed finger - ouch This would be a good thread to see your best fall fossil leaves! split leaf 6cm alnus cone 2cm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Well there you go; good job! From an Oligocene site? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Well there you go; good job! From an Oligocene site? correct - 35 mya give or take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Well there you go; good job! From an Oligocene site? Nice leaves! Fits right into the season -CQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Very Nice finds! Welcome to the Forum, from Connecticut! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "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...
tracer Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 yes, i like these things. very different from stuff in my world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Hey piranha, nice to here from someone in my neck of the woods. Heres some fall leaves from a little southwest of you in the weastern cascades. Same age if I remember rite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 and 2 more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-dog Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Wow!Cool fossils everyone. Bear-dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Theres some great preservation.... are there many different species to collect from there? Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil lover 101 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Everyone, beautiful leaf fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Beautiful flora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) here it is in the display case - this one really is a survivor - almost missed it out of place with the carbo stuff but what the heck....looks good and I'm low on options Edited November 10, 2010 by piranha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 great leaves and carbo plants. I have some from the Green River Formation. Leaves are neat fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Very neat finds! Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Piranah....You have some wondeful plant fossils there.... Great display and may the collection continue... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Since we're looking at Oregon leaves, a friend showed me this site SE of Portland, in the Willamette Valley, that he found while researching an old 1964 US Geo. Survey paper. It is early Miocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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