Hi @greta-stroebel Looking at Macrostrat this was probably further outside Salem, CT? Most of the nearby rocks I saw were too old or either igneous or metamorphic. This is likely a seed fern (Alethopteris if the pinnae lamina attach completely to the rachis or Neuropteris if the pinnae attach only by a midvein). Seed ferns are an extinct group and…[Read more]

Hi @greta-stroebel I’m afraid it’s going to be hard to ID without a better picture! Perhaps try setting up a flashlight closer in to light the specimen?