usaman65 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Hi- Heres another VERY unusual fossil i found. Carboniferous shale, pennsylvannian, 300m/yo. Appears to be a branch with thorns. over 1.5 feet long and 3/4" wide. check it out. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Holy Toledo! Cool fossil for sure! Is there any chance that it is a plant stem's internal structure that is preserved? Different layers of a number of coal-swamp trees seem to get fossilized. "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...
Shamalama Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm sure Bruno or Steve will come along and correct me, but that looks like either climbing hooks from a fern or a formerly leaf covered branch and the "thorns" are the attachment points to the stem. Neat piece, where did you dig it up? -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...
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