Cordaitean Predation Photos 2019: Mounted Peels, Harvard Collection. Plate 45
Abstract
Cone A (picture 1) and B (picture 2) are mature cordaitean cones. Cone A contains 23 golden coprolites and cone B contains 18 golden coprolites. Coprolites are oblong to globose in shape and are composed of macerated pollen grains (picture 5). Three golden coprolites were identified in the matrix (picture 3). A large spherical golden coprolite (>200 microns) located in the matrix was possibly produced by an insect (picture 4).
Description
These images were used in the research for a master's thesis from the Texas A&M University Dept. of Geology and Geophysics (Date of submission: May 2020).Images were taken from slides on loan from the Harvard Paleobotanical Herbarium.
2 Mature Cone.
Cone A contained 23 golden coprolites.
Cone B contained 18 golden coprolites.
3 golden coprolites were identified in the matrix.
A large golden coprolite (>200 microns) found in the matrix was possibly produced by and insect.
Mounted peels were made by William C. Darrah.
Subject
Mature ConeStrobilus
Cordaites
Arthopods
Desmoinian North American Stage (Desmoinesian)
Coal Ball Peels
Golden Coprolite
String
Insect
Coal balls
Cones (Botany)
Geology, Strategraphic--Carboniferous
Geology, Stratigraphic--Pennsylvanian
Conifers, Fossil
Citation
(2019). Cordaitean Predation Photos 2019: Mounted Peels, Harvard Collection. Plate 45. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /187738.