Found this today in a farmers field. The area is 557 feet above sea level. Near Avon/Littleville NY in the Genesee Valley
I am very new to collecting, so I have two questions...
1) It looks like it may be Lepadocrinites gobbardi, but I have no experience. The lightbulb like base DOES resemble that.
2) Just the base of the "lightbulb" is protruding from the rock....(i am not even sure what type of rock it is.) Limestone?
Anyway, I am wondering when something like this is found, is there a process to that will reveal more of what is in the rock?
Or, do you just stick with what you see? Could it be cracked open to reveal more? If so, are there people that can do that?
Or, do you do that yourself?
Thanks.