CKC3 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Found in east central Ohio. Was located in a cornfield where there are a lot of scattered, and broken, sandstone as well as large deposits of black flint. Any suggestions? They sure look like scales to me. Thanks in advance for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tethys Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 They look like scales to me too. I would say it is Lepidodendron , whose name means scale tree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) I agree, bark of a Lepidodendron sp. Nice specimen - thanks for posting it. Regards, Edited April 7, 2014 by Fossildude19 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...
jpc Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Nice Lepidendron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Nice find. I love the carboniferous plants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Beautiful! Nice find! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 This is a nice example of Lepidodendron aculeatum Sternberg 1820. Nice find! 1 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogood1 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Thougt I found scales too but was told it is a piece of siderite..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 As far as Lepidodendron scales go, there needs to be a more or less regular/repeating pattern. Compared to these schematics, for example, the pattern on your sample is very irregular. The scars of Lepidodendron (and affiliated genera) come in a variety of shapes and forms (see schematics), however, on most bark fragments you would expect to see several scars of approximately the same size and forming a repeating pattern. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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