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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C90C73.C6414B30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All I have just returned from Cape Breton and my brother showed me an = interesting rock that he discovered. He was following the shoreline when = he spotted what appeared to be a plant impression on a piece of rock, = and fortunately he thought of looking for other pieces because he pretty = much found the entire rock as it looked before it had somehow become = broken. Looking at this rock as a whole with the pieces assembled = together, most people would likely have never given it a second look: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/6/50427443_rWnnA/Medium This is how it looks in three pieces: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50427447_rQYVD/Medium This is a photo of the two main pieces folded back pretty much the same = as opening a book, showing symmetry of the plant at the point of = breakage: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50431093_H3WWG/Medium Here is the previous photo, cropped for a closer look: http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50431095_W6vBC/Medium I was wondering if anyone with a knowledge of plants can tell us if they = see a close resemblance to any plant that exists today. Thanks in advance. Bernard Burke blburke@ns.sympatico.ca Dartmouth ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C90C73.C6414B30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.5626" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have just returned from Cape Breton = and my=20 brother showed me an interesting rock that he discovered. He was = following the=20 shoreline when he spotted what appeared to be a plant impression on a = piece of=20 rock, and fortunately he thought of looking for other pieces because he = pretty=20 much found the entire rock as it looked before it had somehow become = broken.=20 Looking at this rock as a whole with the pieces assembled = together, most=20 people would likely have never given it a second look:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/6/50427443_rWnnA/= Medium">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/6/50427443_rWnnA/= Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is how it looks in three = pieces:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50427447_rQYVD/= Medium">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50427447_rQYVD/= Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a photo of the two main pieces = folded back=20 pretty much the same as opening a book, showing symmetry of the plant at = the=20 point of breakage:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50431093_H3WWG/= Medium">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50431093_H3WWG/= Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here is the previous photo, cropped for = a closer=20 look:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50431095_W6vBC/= Medium">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/50431095_W6vBC/= Medium</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was wondering if anyone with a = knowledge of=20 plants can tell us if they see a close resemblance to any plant that = exists=20 today.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bernard Burke</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:blburke@ns.sympatico.ca">blburke@ns.sympatico.ca</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dartmouth</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C90C73.C6414B30--
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