Ordovician Fossils in the Tug Hill Plateau

[Nautiloid]

Greetings everybody!

 

While I was on my fishing trip last weekend I took some time to look for fossils. I collected at a couple of creeks exposing the Middle Ordovician Trenton Group in North-Central NY. I found lots of trilo-bits and other goodies!

 

Enjoy 

[Nautiloid]

Some unidentified Calymenid. It’s pretty beat up but it’s probably a new species for me!

 

[Nautiloid]

Here are a couple of Isotelus free cheeks. One is from a tiny juvenile and the other is from a much larger, mature individual. 
 

 

 

And here are a couple of Isotelus pygidia. 

 

 

 

 

[Nautiloid]

Here are a couple pieces of really large Isotelus!

This is a piece of a pygidium from quite a large individual.

 

 

 

 

Here is a trilobite chunk that has what I assume is chain coral growing on it. 

 

[Nautiloid]

These are some of the other finds. Nautiloids, gastropods, rugose corals, and brachiopods.

[Nautiloid]

There were also a couple of amazing fossils I saw that I decided not to collect. The first one is a HUGE Isotelus pygidium and the second is a really large orthocone. 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very nice! 

[Nautiloid]

3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Very nice! 

Thank you! 

[Ruger9a]

Thanks for sharing with us!

[Nautiloid]

1 hour ago, Ruger9a said:

Thanks for sharing with us!

Glad you enjoyed it 

[Fossildude19]

Nice finds Owen. 
Well done. 

[Nautiloid]

28 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Nice finds Owen. 
Well done. 

Thanks Tim! I was quite pleased with my finds