Coelacanth Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) I found this in a pear-shaped nodule from Braidwood. It appears that it may have some sort of notochord, but I am no expert on the fauna and flora of the mazon creek biota. I researched all of the creatures that I thought that it could possibly be, but I still cannot identify it. Any suggestions are welcome. Edited September 11, 2014 by Coelacanth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 It's what they call a "blade", Esconichthys apopyris, a putative lungfish. Nice! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocksdale Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) You may be right. But it also looks like it could be a plant, but I'll let more expert opinion weigh in. Do they find "blades" in Braidwood or just the Pit 11/Essex area? Edited September 11, 2014 by Stocksdale 1 Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coelacanth Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 I considered the possibility that it could be a plant, but I found the texture inconsistent with any of the plant matter that I know of from mazon. Also, there is the matter of the possible pyritized notochord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadcutHannah Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 It's not a fish guys, it's a very common Lycopod leaf. I have a ton of them from Mazon Creek - they're all over. 1 "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coelacanth Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) It is a possibility, however, there are freshwater fish and amphibians found in the braidwood biota. This is a lycopod leaf: Edited September 12, 2014 by Coelacanth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 It looks exactly like Lepidostrobophyllum. L. majus appears to be the best match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coelacanth Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 I think that you are right, piranha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coelacanth Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thx for the ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Scott is correct! You have a nice example of a lycopod cone brachy. Lepidostropophyllum majus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Well NUTS. I thought I had that nailed. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Nice find! Great specimen! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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