New Members Roanan Posted April 16, 2022 New Members Share Posted April 16, 2022 Hello, I found this in some fresh rock fall at Turimetta Headland in NSW Australia and was unsure of the identification, any help would be greatly appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Hi Roanan and welcome to the forum. On first look and without knowing anything about the geology of the region, it looks like fossil plant material to me. Maybe @Plantguy and @paleoflor can tell you more? Best Regards, J 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Cool specimen. Indeed looks like plant remains and there are known plant fossil-bearing rocks of Triassic age in the Turimetta Headland area (e.g. Newport Fm.). I know @Paleoworld-101 has collected there before. Perhaps they can help you further. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Roanan Posted April 16, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted April 16, 2022 Thank you both very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Brightened, and contrasted: 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...
Paleoworld-101 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Yep, definitely a plant stem from the Newport Formation (Olenekian to Anisian in age). There isn't enough diagnostic morphology though to identify the genus or species of plant. Keep looking in those grey shales as you will also find plentiful leaves, which are easier to identify. 2 "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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