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Hi, I will be spending an extended Memorial Day weekend in Cobleskill, NY and Little Falls, NY and will be looking for fossils in that area. If anyone here can message me and share some specific fossil spots, it would be greatly appreciated. I have never been there because it is far from where I live and have no idea where to go looking. Thank you in advance.
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Well took a trip about a week ago ran in to another member of TFF we both did well. I’m holding up on prepping until I get some new bits in. However here is a preview of what I collected think I even scored a whole one time will tell.
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With the 3 day weekend, I was finally able to get out for a fossil hunt! I was located mostly around Utica NY. Day 1: I started at the bottom of the ocean with a benthic Triarthus site near Little Falls. After some literally prickly encounters getting down to the river, I pulled the thorns out of myself and had a beautiful little spot! Naturally the in-tact shale was on the opposite bank, so I had a nice cool wade on a hot summers day and thoroughly soaked my boots. The voyage was well worthwhile I’ve never worked with shale this clean before. One piece was 3x3 feet, and with the slightest tap, you could flip through the “pages” like an enormous stone book. to start us off here are some photos of the site and some finds. Help with ID on the algae/sponges accompanying the Triarthus trilo-bits is much appreciated! Any tips on prepping these Triarthus too? The shale is thin and they seem to be mostly upside down.
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Hello! I am interested in fossils of NY , especially trilobites, I have been to a few places to search. i have mostly trilobites. Also, looking to find new areas to search. thanks
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This is from Little Falls, NY. I noticed it on a small chip of shale. The first thing that came to my mind is a hyolith because of the cone shaped top and the small semicircle that is just in front of it but looks detached. The fossil site I found this in seems to be relatively deep water due to the presence of Triarthrus trilobites and large, straight-shelled cephalopods. Is this consistent with habitats hyoliths have been found in before? Sorry for the blurry photo, it's the best I could get. The camera doesn't want to focus on it.
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I found this trilobite in Little Falls, NY. It's about an inch long. I love the color and the fairly good preservation caused by the pyrite. It looks like there is some very thin shale covering parts of it and I want to remove these pieces. The problem is that I don't know how to do this without scratching or ruining the fossil. I only have a small set of dental picks available to use. Any help or recommendations on what tools to get if I need anything would be appreciated.
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On a recent trip up to Little Falls, I somehow managed to spot this little guy while going through some scraps of shale. It isn't excellently preserved or anything and it's only an impression of a cephalon but what surprised me was the size of it. It's less than 4 millimeters wide and that's stretching it. It's certainly the smallest Triarthrus I've seen. Sorry for the poor quality, this is as good as I can get through a microscope.
