New Members Megasauras Posted October 3 New Members Share Posted October 3 Have no clue what this is or where it is from. I bought with some other fossils with a total of 6 in the set. Two others I couldn't identify but the majority were ferns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 These look like mineral veins 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Megasauras Posted October 3 Author New Members Share Posted October 3 Not a fossil then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 not a fossil, sorry to say. As mentioned, mineral veins. These minerals (should be Quarz?) are harder then the stone where they are in. When the stone gets eroded the veins "survive" longer. This makes this very nice shape 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonaddict Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 Agree on mineral veins, but an interesting shape by any chance can you send an image of the ferns? If these rocks were bought as fossils there is a chance those ferns might be maganese dendrites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Megasauras Posted October 3 Author New Members Share Posted October 3 All these came together for (a low price). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 I see Annularia, Calamites, and possible Alethopteris. 1 1 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...
anonaddict Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 (edited) Well i'll be, I was sure it would be manganese dendrites since they are very common pseudofossils. I have very little experience with plants due to living underwater for several hundred million years but at least a few of those do look like perfectly genuine ferns to me and others i can't ID. its never a good idea to spend larger sums of money unless you are certain what it is Edited October 3 by JohnJ Price removed per forum rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Megasauras Posted October 3 Author New Members Share Posted October 3 I would like to say thank you to everyone who responded and taught me new things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 I think the leaves in the top photo are Neuropteris. It should be noted that it and Alethopteris are pteridosperms. They are called seed ferns, but they aren't actually true (sporophyte) ferns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Megasauras Posted October 3 Author New Members Share Posted October 3 What does anyone make out of the long log like rock at the end of the photos? Maybe just a rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 28 minutes ago, Megasauras said: What does anyone make out of the long log like rock at the end of the photos? Maybe just a rock The waviness could be a poor mold of plant material. Lycopod periderm for instance. It can't be said with any confidence though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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