Beach Boy Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Found on the Yorkshire Holderness coast so most likely is erratic, any ideas Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Yup. Looks like Stigmaria to me. Regards, 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...
Rockin' Ric Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Quick Draw Tim beat me to it, yup...that is what I think it is! 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...
Rockin' Ric Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Quick Draw Tim beat me to it, yup...that is what I think it is! Dave, here is a Stigmaria found in Alabama/USA, Pottsville Formation. You can see in this pic the "hairs" that filled the holes in your sample. This slab was huge, I had to settle for the picture. This was my first encounter with this type fossil. I had found casts like you are showing but none with the hairs sticking out of the Stigmaria. 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...
lissa318 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I love the carboniferous plant fossils! Stigmaria is a great find and I personally love calamities also... Rockin Ric has quite the collection if you want to see some great plant fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Boy Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Many thanks guys , another of my many mysteries solved. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Carl here with the standard pedantism: they're technically not roots. They are stigmarian rhizomoprhs, which are photosynthetic structural supports for lycopod trees. Back to work, everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Boy Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Thanks Carl, I now consider myself educated. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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