blackmoth Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 my stuff again is from the 300 million year old shales near Beijing, China ( Pensylvanian period)
blackmoth Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 insect larvae? I thought it looks the spore cone of either calamites or Sphenophyllum. It would be better is animal instead of plant fossil is found in that site.
Plax Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I was just speculating as they look roughly like aquatic insect larvae.
Auspex Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 The preservation is less than optimal, but I could see them as small lycophyte strobi. 1 "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!
BigGuy Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Auspex. For someone whose passion is birds you sure have a wide range of knowledge about fossils of all kinds. Thank you for being so helpful and kind.
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