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Post by illinoisfisherman on May 15, 2024 19:19:05 GMT -5
I picked up this fossil by the waters edge this afternoon. 309 million years ago these ferns fell into a tropical swamp. It amazes me how small our lifespan is in relation to this rock.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on May 15, 2024 19:19:54 GMT -5
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Post by richm on May 16, 2024 5:43:04 GMT -5
Our time tis but a moment.
Any idea how many ice ages and "submersions" the world has been thru and will go thru?
Those ferns had to be covered in order to become a rock. Either there was some kind of mud slide or they were laying on the bottom of "the ocean" for a millenia in order for the sediment to precipitate out of the water and cover them.
Nice piece by the way.
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Post by cadman on May 16, 2024 7:20:23 GMT -5
Just curious how you know how long ago it was.
Nice fossil though.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on May 16, 2024 8:05:38 GMT -5
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Post by illinoisfisherman on May 16, 2024 8:14:35 GMT -5
Oddly. When my children were young I used to take them on expeditions “fossil hunting”. One of the sites we visited was turned into a vacation development. We purchased a site in the development.
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Post by nuevowavo on May 16, 2024 13:50:01 GMT -5
Oh, I was gonna wish you "happy birthday".
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Post by stc1993 on May 16, 2024 14:12:21 GMT -5
Our life span is just a blink of an eye.
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Post by ferris1248 on May 16, 2024 14:39:22 GMT -5
"Like sands through the hourglass"
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Post by conchydong on May 16, 2024 14:49:44 GMT -5
“These are the days of our lives”.
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