Shane5150 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Any help identifying this leaf, would be appreciated. I live in Westbank, BC. Having fun with my son finding great fossils in our backyard. The leaf looks like you could just peal it off the shale. Recent finds have been identified from the Eocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 You're really cooking now! Did you notice that it appears to have insect feeding damage? Too cool! I'm pretty sure the flora from that deposit is well known; if I come across it, I'll post it here. "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...
tracer Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 yeah, that's pretty special. i should look so good in 30 or 40 million years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ynpigo Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Another great leaf! And from your backyard? Lucky you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane5150 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 You're really cooking now!Did you notice that it appears to have insect feeding damage? Too cool! I'm pretty sure the flora from that deposit is well known; if I come across it, I'll post it here. Yeah. Very exciting. I thought of insect damage too. Hopefully, an insect find is in the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 OK, this is getting exciting! I found a pdf of the Mcabee Fossil Site Assessment Report (July, 2007). I contains lots of information for that site, and at least some of it is applicable to your back yard! Lots of flora (leaves, seeds, cones), insects, fish, crayfish, and (drumroll please) BIRDS! Here's the link: http://www.al.gov.bc.ca/clad/strategic_lan...ment_report.pdf (Lemme know if I can come up and "help" ) "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...
Shane5150 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Another great leaf! And from your backyard? Lucky you! Yes. To be fair, I live on ten acres. Our backyard is, essentially, what most would call behind the house. Higher elevations where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Auspex great PDF! Looking at those pics makes me drool. Wonderful site. Too bad it is in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Any help identifying this leaf, would be appreciated. I live in Westbank, BC. Having fun with my son finding great fossils in our backyard.The leaf looks like you could just peal it off the shale. Recent finds have been identified from the Eocene. Wow thats cool. Very simular to an area here in Washington state. the shale looks the same And I also find lot of leaves in it but I am after the crabs. This is a darker piece but lighter slabs with lots of leaves are there also. Mostly Willow, Alder, and Dogwood fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane5150 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Wow thats cool. Very simular to an area here in Washington state. the shale looks the same And I also find lot of leaves in it but I am after the crabs. This is a darker piece but lighter slabs with lots of leaves are there also. Mostly Willow, Alder, and Dogwood Yes. Very close. A crab would be very exciting. I am hoping for an insect. Good luck and thanks for the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 It's fun to hear someone thrilled with the wonder of discovery...keep us posted. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 In the back yard... very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Great Leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 ahhh.... now THAT is a fossil worth keeping! Find some more, I'd like to trade you and your son for some. -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...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Very nice fossil...... and your back yard .... wow!!... You could have fossil digging parties ..... Which bit is insect damage, the centre markings or the RH edge, where it looks 'munched'.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane5150 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 ahhh.... now THAT is a fossil worth keeping! Find some more, I'd like to trade you and your son for some. Sure thing. I have found that we are going to need to upgrade in the tool department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Which bit is insect damage, the centre markings or the RH edge, where it looks 'munched'.... The holes in the center look particularly like insect damage to me. The edge of some go right up to a vein, then stop; just like we see today. "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...
Shane5150 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Very nice fossil...... and your back yard .... wow!!... You could have fossil digging parties ..... Which bit is insect damage, the centre markings or the RH edge, where it looks 'munched'.... That seems to be the theory of the damage. Still not sure what kind of leaf it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Still not sure what kind of leaf it is. Maybe Beech? There was one in the Eocene that did not have a serrated edge. "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...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Auspex.... Yes, im with you now.... and your right, ive seen that pattern on Oak leafs.... I was looking at the RH edge, it looks like a caterpillers took a munch, maybe theres a little of the leaf not quite exposed there.... Nice find.... keep digging.... I would be out there all hours lol..... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Y'know...you could feed that fossil leaf to your other fossil pets.... Great find, love the detail! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane5150 Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 Auspex.... Yes, im with you now.... and your right, ive seen that pattern on Oak leafs.... I was looking at the RH edge, it looks like a caterpillers took a munch, maybe theres a little of the leaf not quite exposed there....Nice find.... keep digging.... I would be out there all hours lol..... This fossil hunting is tough on the back, to be sure. Very much worth it though, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig rocks Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Any help identifying this leaf, would be appreciated. I live in Westbank, BC. Having fun with my son finding great fossils in our backyard.The leaf looks like you could just peal it off the shale. Recent finds have been identified from the Eocene. Shane, I lived up on Hiashi Blvd. for over a year back in the late 80's! If I had only known, but I wasn't into fossils back then, only rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 That's a great leaf impression, such finds still allude me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane5150 Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Shane, I lived up on Hiashi Blvd. for over a year back in the late 80's! If I had only known, but I wasn't into fossils back then, only rocks. I wouldn't have known either, if not for my sons curiousity. Now these finds have my mind very excited, my back, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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