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Dawn Vitale posted a new specimen in the group What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 11 months ago
3 years, 11 months ago3 years, 11 months agoDawn Vitale has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
Dawn Vitale posted a new specimen in the group What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 11 months ago
Dawn Vitale has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
Hi, @dawn-vitale – really interesting specimen, how were you able to identify it as wood? There is certainly abundant wood in that area but I’ve never collected there and am interested in your process. @mackenzie-smith is our resident fossil plant expert.
@dawn-vitale @jbauer I can’t say if it’s wood or not. From the picture it looks like the texture could be caused by turbidity in the water at the time it was formed. Again, hard to say one way or another.
That was kind of my feelings on the specimen @mackenzie-smith. Let me also tag in someone who is a bit more local and may have seen something like this – @nathan-newell!
I collect a lot of petrified wood . I have a very nice piece that I posted earlier.
@jbauer Neat! I’ve seen rocks like this before, and I often can’t quite determine if they’re wood either.
@dawn-vitale Hi, Dawn! What do the edges look like? I wonder if there’s some indication of rings or a bark layer or something.
I’ll post a picture of the back and sides