piranha Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Here is another nice plant fossil that I recently added to the collection. It is a large slab of early Eocene flora from the Matanuska Valley of south-central Alaska. Up until now I only had one small example of Metasequoia from the Chickaloon Formation. There are nine different taxa represented on this matrix (front & back). If anyone is interested please send me a PM with email address and I will forward the abstract and 39 plates from the most recent paper of 2011 that I could source on the subject. Chuckanut and Chickaloon fossils back to back? Now I need one from Chumstick too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Wow! That things huge! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Beautiful piece! I'd like to see more Alaskan fossils. Last time I was up, I noticed an ad for fossil hunting flights, but I went halibut fishing instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Scott... Thats a very nicely populated piece... It gives it great asthetics...its like a piece of natural art... Good Stuff Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Scott,That is one pretty slab! Nice acquisition!Congratulations, ... and thank you, for posting that beauty! 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...
Auspex Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Gorgeous! Congratulations :Thumbs Up: "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...
Rockin' Ric Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Scott, really nice piece you have there! I really like those fossils with a variety of impressions and not just one. Nice! WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thomas, Tim, Steve, Tim, Chas, Ric...... thanks for the nice comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Very nice fossil plate Scott. Great assortment of plants all on one plate and the preservation is super! PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 It's like one-stop-shopping in a fossil.. Beautiful piece, Scott.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thanks Roz and Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Yep Scott that's a real nice little window in time! I'll have to go do some real reading but I saw mentioned a coal section in the Chickaloon Fm. I had forgotten about/dont really think about coal much in terms of Eocene/Paleocene age rocks and what type of plant material masses must have been accumulated/deposited....Definitely aint the worldwide piles of lycopod and other extinct plant material from the coal beds of the Carboniferous....... Thanks for sharing such a fine plate. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Here is another nice plant fossil that I recently added to the collection. It is a large slab of early Eocene flora from the Matanuska Valley of south-central Alaska. Up until now I only had one small example of Metasequoia from the Chickaloon Formation. There are nine different taxa represented on this matrix (front & back). If anyone is interested please send me a PM with email address and I will forward the abstract and 39 plates from the most recent paper of 2011 that I could source on the subject. Chuckanut and Chickaloon fossils back to back? Now I need one from Chumstick too! Fabulous, Scott, as usual :wub: Congratulations Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 that's a great fossil plate scott amazing find!! chumstick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 <speechless> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Chris, Astrinos, Henry, Steve...... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Beeyootifful and aesthetic too :wub: Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I'm from Wa and those deffently Look like chuckanut amazing how deposits so fare away look so simaler the one leaf gas some nice bug damage! Really nice peace thanks for shareing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks DLB & Roger! DLB: Check out the Sabalites palm frond from Chuckanut that I recently posted: LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Who makes up the incredibly funny Formation names on your side of the big pond? Haha... Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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