pleecan Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 This weekend I am going try to look for Devonian wood / foliage in Kettle Point Formation near Lake Huron shoreline ... does anyone have examples of Devonian wood in their collection to show? I am trying to get a feel for what to look for ... does anyone have a good pointers or tips to what to look for in the field.... I have been told to look for foliage ... something that resembles bamboo.... The idea that Ontario has fossilized wood is very intriguing. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 (edited) Peter, I found some Devonian plant material this past summer, in Gilboa, NY. See pics in my post HERE Not sure it will, but I hope this helps! Best of luck! Regards, Edited September 27, 2010 by Fossildude19 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...
pleecan Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hey Tim: Thanks for the link. Every little bit of information helps. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdutronc Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Hey Tim: Thanks for the link. Every little bit of information helps. Peter I found this link ..... bruno BM-BerthaudN.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Here is a specimen of fossilized wood from Arkona. Just down the street from where you will be. crinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 I found this link ..... bruno Thank you Bruno for that helpful pdf! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Here is a specimen of fossilized wood from Arkona. Just down the street from where you will be. crinus Wow.. is that ever cool looking ... Thanks Crinus. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Peter, I found a nice pic of Devonian driftwood at the Paleontology of NY website: Click Here -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Peter, More here, at the Penn Dixie Quarry website. Best of luck to you. Regards. 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...
pleecan Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Dave and Tim: Thank you very much for your links! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Here are some potential wood candidates recovered from the clay pit at Hungry Hollow ON... opinions.... "A" flipside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 continue.... "B" flipside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Peter, Yes I believe you have found yourself some wood pieces. Now you need to find the bigger chunks. Wait until my computer is back up to speed and I'll show you some that I found at an Upper Devonian site in NY. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Thanks Dave. Looking forward to seeing your Devonian finds . Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Here is a general question.... if land tree existed in the Devonian... is it possible to find fossilized insect remains with /inside the wood?... just curious.... PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastoid Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I've only seen a couple pieces of wood from Kettle Point. The most impressive was a stump, about a foot high, at Toth's Rock Shop just outside London. I'd suggest keeping an eye out of anything pitch black, that looks like campfire remains. Ontario petrified wood is a far cry from the colorful silicified material found elsewhere, and it appears to be quite rare. Definitely pick up any black stick-like bits you find at Arkona; there's wood there but it's rare and doesn't look like much. Much that looks like wood is likely to be pyrite instead. I've heard that the bulk of it is basically impossible to properly ID as you need to slice it and observe the x-section to ID. The rarity of Devonian wood is made clear by looking a map of what things looked like during the Devonian - a whole lotta water. Fossil insects in wood would be highly improbable, but you never know... after all, Arkona has produced 28 arm starfish and polychaete worms, so anything's possible. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) Thanks very much Blastoid for the valuable observations. It will be useful. Another fossil collector friend told me he found wood that looked like bamboo and was greenish black in colour near Kettle Point many years ago and he still regrets selling it.... PL Edited October 16, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Callixylon newberryi Upper Devonian Antrim Shale, Alpena Co., Michigan Calamophyton bicephalum 10cm Middle Devonian Bergisches, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Drepanophycus spinaeformis Lower Devonian Ahr, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Callixylon newberryi Upper Devonian Antrim Shale, Alpena Co., Michigan Calamophyton bicephalum 10cm Middle Devonian Bergisches, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Drepanophycus spinaeformis Lower Devonian Ahr, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Scott: Very nice fossil specimens ... thanks for posting. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanK Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) Hi Peter, this is my finds link (not US but still Euramerica). More links for FF gallery http://www.thefossil..._840_137770.jpg http://www.thefossil...petrified-wood/ Regards, Roman Edited January 2, 2011 by RomanK Roman http://s1143.photobu.../donbassfossil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hi Peter, this is my finds link (not US but still Euramerica). More links for FF gallery http://www.thefossil..._840_137770.jpg http://www.thefossil...petrified-wood/ Regards, Roman Thank you very much for the links Roman. And a Happy New Year ! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanK Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Thank you very much for the links Roman. And a Happy New Year ! Peter Happy New Year to you Peter as well! Roman http://s1143.photobu.../donbassfossil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Very interesting links Roman, thanks a lot! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanK Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Very interesting links Roman, thanks a lot! Peter You're welcome, Peter. Roman http://s1143.photobu.../donbassfossil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Parka decipiens - scale:cm Devonian - Carmyllie Series Old Red Sandstone, Scotland LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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