@hunter-thurmond Calamites went extinct around the Triassic but their nearest living relatives in the genus Equisetum (same genus as modern horsetail) were around in the Paleogene. It’s possible it could be that. Can you remove some of the matrix? One of the key features is a node which might be covered right now. A cross section photo would help too. The sphenopsids (horesetails and relatives) have distinctive cross sections.
@mackenzie-smith I can’t figure out how to add more photos or post photos in a reply. I will create a new post once thorough pictures have been made. I was able to remove most of the matrix but no node seems apparent. Is the last picture of this post a sufficient cross section? Where it is fractured it reminds me of petrified wood I have found at Belgrade.
@rens-dewaard@sadie-mills@mackenzie-smith ; another collector Don proposed it was a Cylindricanthus rostrum piece. He said these were common in the Castle Hayne and upon google search I agree with his ID. Pretty cool and fun to prepare. I will post pictures once I am done with prep.
It’s a mammal bone. From what animal i don’t know
@lmccall, I think you might be familiar with Castle Hayne, any ideas on this one?
I brought this to my club tonight and Mike Griffith ventured it might be a plant of the Calamites genus.
@hunter-thurmond Calamites went extinct around the Triassic but their nearest living relatives in the genus Equisetum (same genus as modern horsetail) were around in the Paleogene. It’s possible it could be that. Can you remove some of the matrix? One of the key features is a node which might be covered right now. A cross section photo would help too. The sphenopsids (horesetails and relatives) have distinctive cross sections.
@mackenzie-smith I can’t figure out how to add more photos or post photos in a reply. I will create a new post once thorough pictures have been made. I was able to remove most of the matrix but no node seems apparent. Is the last picture of this post a sufficient cross section? Where it is fractured it reminds me of petrified wood I have found at Belgrade.
@rens-dewaard @sadie-mills @mackenzie-smith ; another collector Don proposed it was a Cylindricanthus rostrum piece. He said these were common in the Castle Hayne and upon google search I agree with his ID. Pretty cool and fun to prepare. I will post pictures once I am done with prep.
@hunter-thurmond Sounds good! Seems like a better fit than Equisetum.