KompsFossilsNMinerals Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hi everyone, recently I took a trip out to upstate New York in search for eurypterid and trilobite fossils. The first spot I took a look at was in Herkimer, where lots of Eurypterids and Stromatolites can be found. Whilst there, I made my best fossil find to date. A partial Eurypterid! After this spectacular find, I made my way up to Utica to check out a spot that I had found multiple Triarthrus beckii heads and pieces, along with a ton of marcasite-diseased cephalopods. Unfortunately when I reached the spot it was completely flooded with water. Oh well... After this, I headed to another spot I Herkimer that a friend of mine recommended that I check out. One area near this spot is completely covered in posted signs, however I managed to find a spot that had no signs. Once there, I was finding T. beckii heads and bodies all over the place! The first T. beckii I found at this spot ^ 2 very nice T. beckii body segments Lots of graptolites at this spot! Another T. beckii head A huge multi plate of T. beckii heads and bodies A partial T. beckii body A possibly enrolled T. beckii? Not sure if it really is enrolled. This spot is insanely good, but unfortunately I didn't find any completes. After spending a couple hours in that area, I headed back to Herkimer to check out the eurypterid spot again. The best find I made from the second stop there was this plate with multiple attached segments, along with some stromatolites. 3 eurypterid segments Multiple stromatolites That concludes my post for this trip, hopefully I can head back out there soon! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Nice to see that you had a successful hunt. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KompsFossilsNMinerals Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Nice to see that you had a successful hunt. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Good report and nice finds! Thanks for posting it. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Awesome finds and great report. Thanks for sharing! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrmica Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Nice. A eurypterid is on my 'carry it home in a' bucket list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KompsFossilsNMinerals Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Myrmica said: Nice. A eurypterid is on my 'carry it home in a' bucket list. That eurypterid piece got a first class seat hidden in the cars console, just incase something happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Great trip. Love any spot that has trilobites! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilJen Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 My neck of the woods! I’ve never seen T. beckii before. Those are cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Nice going with the old arthropods. Thanks for sharing your successes. That double Triarthrus mold piece (thoraxes and pygidiums) is especially cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KompsFossilsNMinerals Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 15 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Nice going with the old arthropods. Thanks for sharing your successes. That double Triarthrus mold piece (thoraxes and pygidiums) is especially cool! I forgot to include a photo of the triple molt piece I found, here it is! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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