astron Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Helo all. Time for some plantation plates... At first a slab with some foliages sections and another one with a rhizome ( parts and counterparts). Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Two hash plates. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Two hash plates on the same slab ( front and back). Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 And the last for today two hash plates. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Tsese two fish scales were already found. Wow, the ctenoid one on the left is a beauty, congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Wow, the ctenoid one on the left is a beauty, congrats!! Many thanks, my friend, for the nice comment Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hello all. Hash plates continuation... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 The next two hash plates. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Two more hash plates. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) And the last item for today is a hash plate as well (part and counterpart). The main fossil on it is possibly a seed or flower with the stem (close up). Edited December 15, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 (edited) Astrine, do you remember me asking if some weird "bump-with-crater" structures on your palm leaf (the one I think is a Cycas leaf, hahaha...) could possibly be fungi or some other disease? I think I was wrong. I checked out your last hash plates and saw that the same structures can be found often and on various plant(?) parts. So, in conclusion, I kind of think now that these are mineral growths of some type... Or maybe not?... Edited September 9, 2011 by paco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 (edited) Astrine, do you remember me asking if some weird "bump-with-crater" structures on your palm leaf (the one I think is a Cycas leaf, hahaha...) could possibly be fungi or some other disease? I think I was wrong. I checked out your last hash plates and saw that the same structures can be found often and on various plant(?) parts. So, in conclusion, I kind of think now that these are mineral growths of some type... Or maybe not?... Thanks a lot, my friend for the question As I have already said, these shapes are very common in my plant material (see posts 424 -428) and range in size from unter one mm to extra large in relation to the item they are attached to, as it happens with the item shown here. From this item I have extracted and broken one of these figures (pic 2) and the inner structure of it is shown better on the pic 3. I have done the same and other times with smaller specimens. All cases show the same inner structure that seems to be clearly woody to me. I believe, therefore, that these formations haven't any relation to any mineral growths. Probably they are fungi as John (flyguy784) fairly believes. Edited September 9, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Amazing photos! Thank you for sharing! "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 Amazing photos! Thank you for sharing! Nice you like them, Kim Welcome to the Forum and have fun here Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Hello all. Came back after a break with my first ichnofossil sofar participating to the FOTM contest. It's about a fossilized piece of wood covered in shipworms borings of several types (part and counterpart). Fossil over all dimensions 33 x 7 cm. Here are four pics and another four on the next post. Edited September 16, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 The rest four pics of the above fossil. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 OYSTERS Firstly two ostrea clusters (4 pics each). The first one is placed on a base I made decorated by small fossils of the same area and period. How wonderful!!! Love it! "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 ECHINOIDS Five clypeasters (2 pics each) These are GREAT! My favorite! Thanks for sharing "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Three rounded items (the first one in two pics) I think they are called Porocystis globularis (supposed algal fruiting body) http://northtexasfossils.com/glenrose.htm "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 I think they are called Porocystis globularis (supposed algal fruiting body) http://northtexasfos...om/glenrose.htm Thanks a lot, Kim, for the comments and for this helpful post Actually my items bear some outer similarities to porocystis globularis but I have seen the inner structure of a broken specimen and it does not fit . Any way, your intention counts and I appreciate it. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Thanks a lot, Kim, for the comments and for this helpful post Actually my items bear some outer similarities to porocystis globularis but I have seen the inner structure of a broken specimen and it does not fit . Any way, your intention counts and I appreciate it. I literally have about 5,000 of these round balls. I have not a clue what they are either....here is a close up of one of mine that shows good detail. "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I literally have about 5,000 of these round balls. I have not a clue what they are either....here is a close up of one of mine that shows good detail. Appears to be a sponge with osculum intact. Not sure about the Cretaceous genera from Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Appears to be a sponge with osculum intact. Not sure about the Cretaceous genera from Texas. Thanks Scott for solving (and) this puzzle Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Appears to be a sponge with osculum intact. Not sure about the Cretaceous genera from Texas. Well, lets just say I live in a sponge RICH area....those sponge balls are EVERYWHERE...I seriously, no joke would easily say there are approx. 1 million of them in about a 10 acre area. I have bowls all over the house filled with them...but the lower the water is getting, the better exterious the sponge balls have. Pretty cool stuff! Thanks for solving the mystery!!! "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Appears to be a sponge with osculum intact. Not sure about the Cretaceous genera from Texas. Found some really great ones today... - I will post pisc soon! "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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