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Post by donbassfossil on May 8, 2011 9:41:41 GMT -5
I found that specimen this afternoon. When I splited it up I saw the strange picture inside (next photo). Could it be the Omphalophloios bark with something inside?   |
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Post by ammocarbsteve on May 9, 2011 9:26:15 GMT -5
Roman.... Very strange, it must represent the pith... I 'think' it could it be crushed Stigmaria, the patternation on the pith looks quite typical of this...
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Post by donbassfossil on May 9, 2011 13:50:05 GMT -5
Thank you Steve.  There is no evidence of rootlet scars, nothing similar to all stigmaria I've ever seen before except the number and order of the "scars". Have you any specimen of the stigmaria pith? |
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Post by ammocarbsteve on May 10, 2011 3:19:01 GMT -5
Roman... I think because the Stigmaria root is virtually crushed flat it has significantly reduced the visible external detail and also it is possibly decorticated somewhat 'maybe lol' ... I have only seen the external surface of the Stigmaria on a couple of fossils and this is one a friend found... You can clearly see the same patternation..
I cant seem to find the load image thing... its gone missing lol
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Post by ammocarbsteve on May 10, 2011 3:25:10 GMT -5
Roman...I was posting images straight from my pc before, but the facility isnt there now for some reason... I will email you it...  |
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on May 10, 2011 14:39:58 GMT -5
Could it be fish scales rather than a plant fossil?
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There is no evidence of rootlet scars, nothing similar to all stigmaria I've ever seen before except the number and order of the "scars". Have you any specimen of the stigmaria pith? 
