I collect fossils as a hobby. The area around Chattanooga, TN had very air-tight mud 300 million years ago. I have also found actual shell fragments as well as "mud fossils" which implies that some areas did not experience vast amounts of pressure when the items became fossilized. Before I attempt to extract (and possibly damage) the fossil lepidodendron stump, who might I contact? I have never heard of anyone finding actual 300 million-year-old wood fragments before. I have one perfect scale and other fragments still embeded in the stone.
2006-12-27 17:41:17 · 7 answers · asked by Daedalas 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I also am into finding fossils, but I am a paleontology student and go on digs for the museum I work in the lab at. I would not suggest you removing the stump yourself. If you haven't heard of anyone finding wood fragments that old, it could possibly be a big find (kinda like Little Clint-the second youngest juvenile tyrannosaur to come out of the Hell Creek formation of Montana-which I co-found). I would contact a local museum or university with a geology/biology/anthropology department. They would be able to properly assess how to remove it and consolidate the fossil so that limited to no damage would occur (yay, vinac!) Also, please understand where I am coming from as both a budding paleontologist and as a student. It is important that places of learning, like universities and museums, have access to all fossils so that the secrets that they hold may be unlocked.
And to the first poster (hznfrst), Lepidodendron trees are from the Carboniferous period (359-299mya), so it is perfectly plausible that Daedalas found the stump. You should not be so quick to judge.
Also, to the poster above me (Yahoo Services), if they are embedded, they can also be visible. Dating is possible by knowing the ages of the sediments surrounding the fossils.
2006-12-27 21:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by woaikonglong 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-28 21:56:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent
2006-12-27 17:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would be very interested in this find, as carboniferous coal has many "bits" of plant material, but the piece that you have found would be very special and if you read this, could you E-mail me at my yahoo account
2015-12-18 08:51:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call the nearest university, and good luck getting them to take you seriously.
2006-12-27 17:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If they are still embedded, how do you know how old they are?
2006-12-27 18:10:49 · answer #6 · answered by Say What? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-27 17:49:16 · answer #7 · answered by monica c 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋