New Members Lukenathan Posted September 20, 2018 New Members Share Posted September 20, 2018 This is my first ever find on my first ever fossil hunting trip with my 4 year old son. It appears to be a nice plant imprint. I found it in loose shale on Narabeen Head, Sydney, NSW. Would be nice to get confirmation of what it is, I'm very new to this. Thanks in advance for any comments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. Some of your plants don't have a lot of detail, but the ones with grooves look like some form of Horsetail, something like Equisitites sp. The Narabeen Group appears to be Triassic in age. Neat first find - looking forward to seeing more. For more information: LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3 LINK 4 3 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...
izak_ Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Nice find! Probably a Phyllotheca sp. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Nice find! Welcome to TFF from Morocco! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Lukenathan Posted September 20, 2018 Author New Members Share Posted September 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. Some of your plants don't have a lot of detail, but the ones with grooves look like some form of Horsetail, something like Equisitites sp. The Narabeen Group appears to be Triassic in age. Neat first find - looking forward to seeing more. For more information: LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3 LINK 4 Thanks for the links! Some good reading in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 To me the "grooved structures" more resemble strap-like leaves such as Heidiphyllum. EDIT: See for example https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fossil-evidence-for-biotic-interactions-involving-the-reconstructed-Triassic-Telemachus_fig6_259712638 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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