Leaf Fossils |
Leaf Fossils |
Mar 29 2012, 05:47 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Hi all,
I went fishing today and worked one of my fossil layers in the canyon on the way home (NF) to complete my day. Most of the fauna fossils I find from this location are severely fragmented (not specimen grade) and the matrix is fairly brittle. This one is nearly a complete leaf (unknown species) in a decent matrix... so I made a keeper out of it. Fun! -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Mar 30 2012, 03:32 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 17-March 11 From: Thornton, Colorado Member No.: 13,932 |
that is a great find! we to can't seem to find a complete specimen either. Yours will make for a nice display.
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Mar 31 2012, 05:13 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
about 42 years ago,when i was in the Army in Europe ,i was out walking with my camara and came upon a hillsdie covered with larger limestone boulders to hold the soil back. i started to take a "shortcut" up them ole rocks when i was about 2/3 the way up i slipped on one of the smaller rocks and banged my knee,and it hurt like......... well it just hurt! as i sat rubbing my knee, i watched that ole rock ,that i slipped on, tumbell down the hillside. i thought to myself,"self,go get that rock and teach it a lesson", so i proceeded back down that hill to "capture" that rock and i was going to throw it to teach it a lesson. well just before i threw it i glanced it over and low and behold it was a perfect slice of a 5 1/2 diameter snail.i forgot its rotation, but i kept it and carried it all darn day in my travels. i kept this ole rock on my shelf forever and for some reason (in all of my moves) i cant find it anymore.maybe it finnaly snuck off???
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Apr 2 2012, 09:18 AM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Good story russ!
I did a repeat of my last adventure yesterday with good results again. This time I took a friend and we spent about an hour working the layer on the way back from fishing. This was my only keeper. Very good leaf with sawtooth edges, which can reveal some climate conditions from that period. This is one of my friend's keepers and it is the first I've seen. It appears to be a fossilized twig from a Spruce tree of some kind. Very interesting and also can reveal climate conditions from the period. I was jealous of this one, find of the day! These last two pics show the type of material we were working. As you can see it is very rich in fossilization. This is a fairly thick set of layers and just keeps on giving (easy to split). Eventually I hope to find an insect fossil hiding in these layers.... never know. For now I'm happy exploring the ancient plant life. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Apr 3 2012, 10:36 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 27-June 11 From: Summit County, CO Member No.: 21,601 |
(like!)
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Apr 4 2012, 07:08 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,189 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
I really like the first one you posted, great finds Swizz!
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Apr 4 2012, 09:12 AM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Thanks my fellow nerds Kev and Denise.
More fishing and fossil hunting again tomorrow... hopefully I'll find another keeper. really really want to find an insect fossil though -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Apr 4 2012, 07:33 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,189 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Have a great time tomorrow!
With your luck you will do even better than that........You will probably find an insect on a leaf! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Apr 30 2012, 04:26 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Today I started on this wedge of layers
This is a few layers into it.... lots of fossilization in each layer Here's my keeper for the day. It's a raised fossil of a twig with a couple branches. Not many people can get excited about finding a twig, it's a good find though. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Apr 30 2012, 09:09 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
That is some good looking stuff you got going there Chris. I am going to try and "strong arm" you someday and a see if we can't rake up some of those leaves together. Maybe someday we can make a road trip from north to south. Take a couple days off and go on a fossil hunting expedition. I know a lot of secrets about this great state of ours! Have a good one, Woody.
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May 1 2012, 05:33 AM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
We can hit this layer anytime on the way to & from the claims. It's along side of the hwy on NFS managed land (unclaimed of course).
Jeep is less than 10ft away from where I'm digging. I would definitely like to come down your way for Shark teeth or Trilobites at some point though! ... and oops - in my initial post I referred to this fossilized area as "fauna". I meant "flora"... have not found any fauna fossilization here yet. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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May 1 2012, 07:14 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,189 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Awesome finds, especially the branch! That one is definately a keeper!
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May 1 2012, 08:35 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 27-February 12 Member No.: 41,810 |
very cool, I have found some great shell fossils in glenwood canyon i will try to get some pics up. Have you found anything els in with the leaves?
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May 2 2012, 06:30 AM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Have you found anything else in with the leaves? Nothing other than flora fossilization so far but the potential is there. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Sep 21 2012, 08:55 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
This chunk weighs about 25lbs. It has a lot of clustered leaves in it's layers.
The following two pics are both sides of a palm-sized leaf which opened like a book. It is interesting that there are crystallized dendritic formations showing on the matrix at the tip of the leaf. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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