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So, I spent some of last week's vacation fossil hunting, while in Upstate New York. I was able to hit 4 different hunting localities, (reports to follow when I get some pics of my finds!) and, as a bonus, take a side trip to the Gilboa Museum. The Gilboa Museum in Gilboa, New York showcases some fossilized trees that were uncovered during Dam construction in the late 1800's, and is known world wide as the first discovered Devonian aged forest! The Museum is a tiny building, with some fossils outside, and down the street next to the Gilboa Post Office, some fossils inside (representative of fossils found in the area) and some history of the Town of Gilboa, that actually was covered over by the Scoharie Reservoir when they built the dam. We enjoyed the Museum, where we watched an 8 minute film about the fossil forest discovery. They have a neat little gift shop, and lots of interesting things for the all. Their website: http://www.gilboafossils.org/ (PS... There is a nominal donation fee ($1.00) to enter the Museum. Well worth the price of admission!) Hope you enjoy the photos. Fossil plate outside the Museum, Mucrospirifer mucronatus (They don't allow photography inside! ) The stumps of Eospermatopteris (Wattezia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattieza)