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Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows of fossil sites around the Albany area, I was planning on going to PA for some fossil hunting this week but at the last minute, I had to change plans. I know about Rickard Hill which is where I decided to go as it is probably the closest location like this to me. It would be great to also stop by one or two other locations near there but I have not been successful in finding any myself. Thank you for any help.
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Side view of vertebra, displaying missing piece see 1st picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
View of damaged surface see 1st picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
See first picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Vertebrae damaged during or before fossilization, from a basilosauridae. Found in Albany, GA, in the Ocala limestone formation, an Eocene deposit laid down by the swannee current between about 34-56 mya. The exact species is possibly still up in the air, since it is been suggested that it is something other than the original ID. We're still looking into the possibilities. Found in Georgia, so that limits the possibilities, but still leaves open a number of basilosauridae, including some dorudontinae such as Zygorhiza. Zygorhiza, which is what it was originally supposed to be, is iffy since it hasn't officially ever been found in GA, but I don't think that means it hasn't, doesn't that just mean it hasn't been found by scientific authorities, or confirmed by such? it seems however, that the person who ID'd it as Zygorhiza was Professor Mark Uhen, who I guess is an authority on the subject, but as before, they're not supposed to be found in GA. Another possibility from a different authority on the subject has ID'd it as Cynthiacetus, which I personally would prefer, but sadly that doesn't have any impact in the matter:( -
Hi everyone! My name is Steve, and I live in “upstate” New York (Saratoga County). I was very interested in paleontology as a kid, but I did very little actual fossil hunting. Now that my son is old enough, I would like to start hunting for fossils with him, and eventually with my younger daughter as well. TFF has a ton of great content, and I’m just scratching the surface. I’m glad to be a member, and I hope to able to contribute in the future! - Steve
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Hey Everyone! I am a new member from Albany, NY. I recently started collecting so my collection is still very small. I look forward to learning more about fossils and seeing what other people have!
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Collecting Middle Devonian Cephalopods Etc., Near Albany Ny
Jeffrey P posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Last Friday I visited the Helderberg Plateau southwest of Albany NY for the first time in search of Middle Devonian fauna. In a thin bed of dark gray silty sandstone in one of the cliffs along Hannacroix Creek, preliminarily called the Hannacroix Ravine Bed, I collected numerous ammonoids, straight-shelled nautiloids, tiny bivalves, and plants. Brachiopods are rarely found in this bed and none were found that day. The fauna was similar to those I've found in the Dave Elliot bed exposed along Route 209 just west of Kingston, NY except that complete ammonoids appear more abundant here. The ammonoids are the goniatite, Tornoceras mesopleuron. I found three nearly complete individuals roughly about an inch in diameter and two smaller ones, one less than an eighth of an inch, as well as numerous partial specimens. One slab contained three large partial specimens lying side by side. Could only upload one photo taken from my cellphone. Any suggestions on to how to upload the rest?
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