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openi This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C90D36.130F61A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Bernie - you might want to try to contact Deborah Skilliter Curator of Geology Nova Scotia Museum 1747 Summer Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A6 Tel. (902) 424-6451 Fax. (902) 424-0560 E-Mail: skillidm@gov.ns.ca Web: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/ Good luck , Derek From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Bernard Burke Sent: September-01-08 8:46 PM To: nature ns Subject: [NatureNS] plant fossil 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_0035_01C90D36.130F61A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char"; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} span.PlainTextChar {mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Plain Text"; font-family:Consolas;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body bgcolor=3Dwhite lang=3DEN-CA link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Hi Bernie – you might want to try to = contact <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Deborah Skilliter<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Curator of Geology<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Nova Scotia Museum<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>1747 Summer Street<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A6<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Tel. (902) 424-6451 Fax. = (902) 424-0560<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>E-Mail: <a = href=3D"mailto:skillidm@gov.ns.ca">skillidm@gov.ns.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>Web: <a = href=3D"http://museum.gov.ns.ca/">http://museum.gov.ns.ca/</a><o:p></o:p>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Good luck , Derek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt = 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bernard = Burke<br> <b>Sent:</b> September-01-08 8:46 PM<br> <b>To:</b> nature ns<br> <b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] plant fossil<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All</span><o:= p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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:</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a 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></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is how it looks in three pieces:</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a 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></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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:</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a 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></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Here is the previous photo, cropped for a closer look:</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a 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></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks in advance.</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bernard Burke</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href=3D"mailto:blburke@ns.sympatico.ca">blburke@ns.sympatico.ca</a></span= ><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dartmouth</sp= an><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C90D36.130F61A0--
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