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Hello everyone, This weekend on Sunday my family and I made a short trip out to Central NY to do some fossil hunting. I was planning on doing this on my actual birthday which was on Monday but due to the weather we decided to do it earlier. As a result the trip ended up being more spontaneous, shorter than expected but still very enjoyable. The first stop was DSR, this was my second time at the quarry and although I didn't get as diverse of a selection of fossils this time (probably just being more picky), I got some nice specimens of a few new species as well as ones I already had. Here are some highlights: It was a great day for Spinocyrtia granulosa, lots of specimens, a number of complete ones. I especially like two of these This one is complete with very nice preservation and it's quite large. This one is the largest specimen I've seen. It's only one valve but in width from the wing tip to the end it measures right around 7cm, had it also had the other wing tip it would probably reach around 8cm. It also has some kind of borings around the commissure, I assume these occured after the animal died and the shell disarticulated, although I am not sure what kind of organism this comes from. I really love specimens like this as they tell such an interesting story of this long gone environment. Found a few nice Athyris spiriferoides, I really love these brachiopods and was excited about that. They were quite common this time but for some reason last trip I didn't collect a single one. A pretty nice, complete Mediospirifer auduculus This specimen I was very excited to find, I am not 100% sure but I think it might be Eoschuchertella arctostriata? Very beautiful in my opinion this is only an impression but I don't have any other specimens so I thought it was worth keeping. I believe this is Hyolithes striatus? Found a number of nice bivalves This slab has an Athyris and two bivalves, Pholadella radiata I believe Doesn't show up to well in the photo but this was a pretty nice Retispira leda I found I think this is Pleurodictyum americanum? Corals seem to be pretty uncommon here, and I don't have any Pleurodictyum in my collection so I was excited about this one. This last specimen for today left me confused, I found it exposed on the surface in pretty much the same condition it's in now. What confuses me is that the form of preservation looks very much like that seen in many lingulids, shiny black shell material. And the growth patterns also could fit that, but I've never seen any of this size or shape from DSR, so I was wondering if maybe it's some kind of bivalve, I'm really not sure with this one. I'll likely split this off into a different ID post with some other stuff later. I'm still sorting through and photographing the finds so I'll definitely update this topic more.
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I just finished cleaning this Heliophyllum confluens (Colonial Rugose Coral) Middle Devonian, Hamilton Group, Jaycox Member. Western New York. 6" x 4" x 4.5" and its covered in epibionts. Most I know - 1. Brachiopod (Petrocrania hamiltoniae) 2. Bryozoa (Lichenalia stellata) 3. Crinoid Holdfast 4. Bryozoa? Coral?_________? 5. Coral (Pleurodictyum) 6. Crinoid Holdfast? Bryozoa (Fenestrate) Holdfast? Any help with numbers 4. and 6. is appreciated.
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*AN EXPERT IS NEEDED* Devonian Vertebrate Skull from New York State
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I found this Upper Devonian nodule containing bones years ago. Of course I don't find too many Devonian vertebrate fossils here in NY so I squirreled it away to get it properly prepared and IDed someday. After doing some recent rearranging of my collection, I decided to bring this fossil out into the light. What I know - #1. Its a vertebrate fossil for sure and it looks to me to be cranium elements. #2. The size is 5.5" x 5.5". #3. It was found in the Cashaqua shale nodule layer. I also find straight and coiled shelled cephalopods, wood, and tiny bivalves in this unit. My question is - Do you think Fish? Placoderm? Tetrapod? Any information will be appreciated and what species it is would be a huge help. You can magnify the pics but if you need additional photos/angles let me know. Thank You, Mikey
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Lingula delia Linguilid Brachiopods Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Deep Springs Road Quarry Earlville, N.Y. Some of these were gifts from Tim (Fossildude19). Thanks Tim.-
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Dipleura dekayi Middle Devonian Hamilton Group Skaneateles Formation Madison, NY-
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Dipleura dekayi (Left) and Eldredgeops rana (Right) Middle Devonian Hamilton Group Skaneateles Formation Madison, NY-
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Greenops sp. Phacopid Trilobite Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Deep Springs Road Quarry Earlville, N.Y.-
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From the album: Middle Devonian
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Strophomenid Brachiopod from Deep Springs Road Quarry
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Mesoleptostrophia textilis Strophomenid Brachiopod Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Deep Springs Road Quarry Earlville, N.Y.-
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Curled Dipleura dekayi sitting on a slab with an enrolled Eldredgeops rana. Apparently, the Eldredgeops was added to this Dipleura to create this "association" piece.
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Ceraurus pleurexanthemus Middle Ordovician Trenton Group Rust Formation Walcott-Rust Quarry Herkimer County, NY -
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Good evening folks. I am working on curating my middle Devonian collection using the field guide book by K.A. Wilson. It is very helpful and has saved me tons of time, highly recommend. I am posting below a few of the fossils that I could not quite figure out using the book and was hoping for help. A few of these may be unsolved repeats from past posts. I realize this may be a lot so very much appreciated in advance. 1. Locality Livingston County Two pieces of the same broken fossil 2. Deep Springs 3. Deep Springs 4. Deep Springs 5. Deep Springs 6. Erie Co. 7. Penn Dixie 8. Erie Co. 9. Penn Dixie
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From the album: Upper Devonian
Tylothyris mesacostalis Spiriferid Brachiopods Upper Devonian Unknown Formation Bumps Creek Afton, N.Y.-
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I have a few shells like the one pictured below from Penn Dixie in New York. All I have for prep are dental picks. Is it possible to clean out the matrix to reveal more of the shell details with basic tools?
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From the album: Upper Devonian
Thysanodictya edwinhalli Hexactinellid (Glass Sponge) Upper Devonian Perrysburg Formation South Wales Member Canadaway Group Almond, N.Y.- 1 comment
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Just started searching for fossils since moving to central New York. These are some finds from Madison County. I was hoping for some help, I know they are trilobites, but not the species. There were also some shells I was curious about. Thanks.
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From the album: Upper Devonian
Plumalina plumaria Hydroids (Cnidaria) Upper Devonian Perrysburg Formation South Wales Member Canadaway Group Almond, N.Y.-
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I was at Penn Dixie a few weeks ago and had trouble figuring out what a couple of my finds could be. My first thought for this one was a piece of a trilobite, but I’m not 100% sure on that. I don’t know where to start with this one. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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