Palm leaf fossils

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:05 pm

I was fortunate to gather these palm leaf fossils from the Duke Point Hwy excavation site about 8 years ago. An overpass was put in and while construction was underway, a large fossilized palm leaf was unearthed. Here's a link to the story http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/paleochron/36_e.php and a couple of pics of the palm leaf fossil segments I have.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:01 pm

Barrie, each time I look at your palm fossil pics I feel a surge of excitement
and hope to find something...one day.

Found this link to a palm fossil from Wyoming:
http://images.rom.on.ca/public/index.ph ... sid=&ccid=

And this cycad fossil from England:
http://images.rom.on.ca/public/index.ph ... sid=&ccid=

And this "largest palm fossil leaf" from Duke Point:
http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/paleochron/36_e.php

Man oh man, if I ever found a palm (or any) fossil, you'd HEAR a very loud YIPPPPPEEEEEE!

Wonderful stuff!
Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:10 pm

And look at this palm from BC Canada in the second photo on the page.

http://www.fossilhut.com/plant_fossils.htm

Wow.
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:59 pm

Phoenicites ... that's what I believe mine to be. They where collected a the same Duke Point location.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:27 pm

80 million years old!

The article states--despite the name--they likely aren't related to a Phoenix date palm.

What a rich site at Duke Point, Barrie, so many plant/flower fossils were discovered that the site was known for its "dinosaur salad".

I can only imagine how many went into the rock crusher

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:55 pm

More details of Sabals etc at 80 million years old.
Barb
http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/evolution ... lution.htm

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