Belated trip report: Rickard Hill Rd. 5/31/20

[Nautiloid]

I know this trip happened a while ago, but I’ve been pretty busy as of late finishing up the school year and such and haven’t had a chance to make a trip report. Hopefully y’all find this interesting. 

[Nautiloid]

Brachiopods:

Trematospira perforata

 

Discomyorthis oblata

 

Meristella princeps 

 

Howellella cycloptera 

 

Ancillotoechia acutiplicata

[Nautiloid]

Bivalves:

Actinopteria textilis

[Nautiloid]

Trilobites:

Synphoroides pleuroptyx?

 

Kosovopeltis pompilius

[piranha]

17 hours ago, Nautiloid said:

Synphoroides pleuroptyx?

 

 

The current name combination is: Dalmanites pleuroptyx

 

According to Lespérance & Bourque: 

D. pleuroptyx is excluded from the Synphoriinae because it lacks fused 2P and 3P lateral glabellar lobes.

 

Lespérance, P.J., Bourque, P.A. 1971

The Synphoriinae: An Evolutionary Pattern of Lower and Middle Devonian Trilobites. Journal of Paleontology, 45(2):182-208

 

 

Whiteley, T.E., Kloc, G.J., Brett, C.E. 2002
The Trilobites of New York. Cornell University Press, 380 pp.

[Nautiloid]

15 hours ago, piranha said:

The current name combination is: Dalmanites pleuroptyx

According to Lespérance & Bourque: 

D. pleuroptyx is excluded from the Synphoriinae because it lacks fused 2P and 3P lateral glabellar lobes.

Lespérance, P.J., Bourque, P.A. 1971

The Synphoriinae: An Evolutionary Pattern of Lower and Middle Devonian Trilobites. Journal of Paleontology, 45(2):182-208

Whiteley, T.E., Kloc, G.J., Brett, C.E. 2002
The Trilobites of New York. Cornell University Press, 380 pp.

@piranha Thanks for the info! 

[Trevor]

Nice finds! Thank you for including the scientific names, I appreciate that. My favorite fossil among this assortment is the Discomyorthis oblata. How common is this fossil in your area?

[Nautiloid]

1 minute ago, Trevor said:

Nice finds! Thank you for including the scientific names, I appreciate that. My favorite fossil among this assortment is the Discomyorthis oblata. How common is this fossil in your area?

Thanks and Discomyorthis oblata are one of the more common brachiopods at this site, but they are often found as single valves. Most of the time they are broken due to how thin they are. 

[Monica]

Nice stuff!  I'm sure that Adam @Tidgy's Dad would like to have a look-see since he's such a fan of brachiopods 

[Nautiloid]

2 hours ago, Monica said:

Nice stuff!

Thanks 

[Tidgy's Dad]

6 hours ago, Monica said:

Nice stuff!  I'm sure that Adam @Tidgy's Dad would like to have a look-see since he's such a fan of brachiopods 

Indeed! 

These are beautiful an not species I am very familiar with. 

[Nautiloid]

@Tidgy's Dad Thank you! 

[Peat Burns]

Nice finds.  It looks like that Actinopteria could be glued back together?

[Nautiloid]

3 hours ago, Peat Burns said:

 

Nice finds.  It looks like that Actinopteria could be glued back together?

 

Thanks! And unfortunately, I lost a couple of the pieces to that bivalve, so it won’t fit together.