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I am a beginner and I know nothing about rocks or fossils. I found several very interesting rocks with fossils in my yard and small creek. I attached pictures of one that got me excited to learn more. Can anyone tell me anything about it? Also is there a good rock/fossils finder app? 20230713_111430.heic 20230713_111359.heic 20230713_111344.heic 20230713_111917.heic 20230713_111325.heic 20230713_111317.heic 20230713_111501.heic 20230713_111536.heic 20230713_111438.heic 20230713_111448.heic 20230713_111350.heic

I found what I think is a bone head many years ago at Whispering Pines Camp in Franklinville, NY, which is in Cattaraugus County. It was sitting exposed at the edge of a small stream that runs through the camp, on a hill. I apologize for not having scale in the photos. The measurements are: 2.5 cm thick, 4.5 cm across at very top, 3.5 cm top to bottom as pictured.

Hello! Back again with something I found while looking through my room. I can't remember exactly where I found it except that it was certainly in the Western portion of NYS. I most likely found it in a lake or river It's probably fairly simple to identify, but I don't know this stuff well myself or even what to search for online. Thanks for help!

I found this fossil on a vacation in shallow water at a lake a few years ago and have always been wondering what it was. I'm no fossil expert so I have never been able to identify it.

Hoping someone can help, Found this specimen along the shore of Lake Erie, just north of Eighteenmile Creek. Trilobite (Cephalon only) Middle Devonian Shale (Hamilton Gp) From Strata, undisturbed Thank you for any help you can offer. Derek

Bought it at an antique shop in New York State wanted to know what it is, I couldn't identify it my self.

Hi everyone! Yesterday, Viola and I traveled across the border to join in on the fun for the "Dig with the Experts" program at Penn Dixie in New York State. It was sunny and hot, but we had a fantastic time collecting a bunch of Devonian fossils! Enjoy the pictures! Monica Picture #1: Viola showing off a chunk of rock with a rugose coral in it - we didn't keep this piece since it's was pretty big, and we opted to keep only the loose horn corals that we found. Picture #2: Viola showing off a pyritized brachiopod in another chunk of rock - so pretty! Picture #3: Viola trying her hand at using the rock hammer. Picture #4: Viola found a friend to hammer rocks with! Picture #5: The non-trilobite fossils that I collected and kept. I really like the orthoconic nautiloid in the upper left-hand corner of the picture - it was completely hidden within a rock that I split so it was a very nice surprise! Picture #6: The trilobites that I found and kept, including an enrolled little guy that popped out of the side of a rock that I was hammering - he was very cooperative. PS - I'll post pictures of the fossils that Viola decided to keep as soon as she washes them - stay tuned for that...

I found this imprint on a walk a few days ago. It's common to find brachiopads, shells, and other such objects in this area, but this fossil is a bit different...maybe it's not, I'm not sure...any help would be greatly appreciated. New York State, Southern Tier, Chemung County