Modern figs come from the Middle East, but the
belief in these ancient figs maybe a mistake. See:
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/Glendive1.htm#fig
Spinifructus antiquus is now believedseems to
be an extinct palmlike plant and these its endocarps:
"Elisabeth McIver (2002) studied these so-called
"figs" associated with fossils of Tyrannosaurus
rex from southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada.
She renamed them Spinifructus antiquus, which
means "ancient spiny fruit." The presence of
spines on the outer fruit wall of well preserved
specimens completely rules out figs. She suggested
that they may be from a palm with pear-shaped
fruits similar to the genera Astrocaryum,
Asterogyne or Barcella."
Whatever you've got a fossil of, it looks more
like real figs than the Spinifructus antiquus.
Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gessler" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 12:38 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fossilized Fruit or meteorite
Larry:
I don’t think that is a meteorite. But the “flow” lines looked
puzzling until I remembered my experience with finding fossilized
fruits
on the Queen Charlotte Islands in BC. Canada
I think it is a fossilized fruit of some sort.
Spinifructus antiquus
take a look here: sort of like a fig
http://www.plantworlds.com/images/800px-Spinifructus_antiquus_fruits_01[1].jpg
Still a cool find.
Paul Gessler
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