nala Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks Tidgy's Dad and Rocckin'Ric,I think Alabama is Mississippian with many marine fossils,my level is Westphalian(the upper part of carboniferous ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Although northern Alabama does have a lot of marine Mississippian, the plants come from extensive Pennsylvanian (Upper Carboniferous, including Westphalian) coal deposits. Alabama is great for fossil hunting, overall. So far I have collected or seen fossils from the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Cretaceous, Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, and Pleistocene. There may also be some Miocene in the extreme south of the state. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Wow !seems to be a great place for fossils hunters!:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Ric Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Gery, Central Alabama is mostly Pennsylvannian as Fossil Dawg states. Bama has a diversity of fossils that have been found and covers pretty much most of the geological epochs. I got to go out on a Carboniferous "fern hunt" yesterday and found some really nice preserved specimens that need washing. Hopefully I will post them soon...keep an eye out for them. I believe I found a really nice Spiropteris (furled fern frond)...I'm hoping that is what 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...
Max-fossils Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Magnifique! Dis, ce n'est quand meme pas en Alsace que tu as trouve toutes ces petites beautes? (Excuse le manque d'accents... ) Max Translation for non-French speakers: Beautiful! Don't tell me that it's in the Alsace that you found all those little jewels. (Sorry for the lack of accents) Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Merci Max Ce sont des schistes du Pas de Calais!:) Great Rockin' Ric! i will look after your report ! two close up of a pecopteris and neuropteris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Wonderful material, Gery! You've got quite a selection of things to find. That Cyclopteris is really special with the attachment. What's the light colored very small speckles/spotting on the pinnules of that last Neuropteris specimen above? Is that a mineral deposit? Again, thanks for the photos. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 2/27/2018 at 8:58 AM, Rockin' Ric said: Love those fern specimens Gery! Nice! Almost like the Alabama specimens. I have to say you find some winner pieces yourself Ric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Splendid as always! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Wonderful collecting spot, Gery. And it looks inexhaustible, as long as the mine keep working, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Gorgeous fossils! We get similar plants in concretions here in the Mazon Creek biota in Illinois, USA. Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Hello,yes Chris ,mineral deposit,thanks masonboro37,Eric and Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Green...with.....envy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 thanks goatinformationist,LONCHOPTERIS CLOSE UP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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