DSR Trip Part II

[KompsFossilsNMinerals]

Hello again everyone, sorry for the delay between Part 1 and Part 2. I went through some more material from DSR and I've made some pretty awesome finds. I might have enough specimens for a Part 3, but I still have to go through more material. The same goes for the Penn Dixie part, I've barely touched it yet and still need to photograph the finds.

 

To kick Part 2 off, here is my best DSR find yet! A nearly complete (unfortunately disarticulated) Echinocaris punctata!!!

 

 

My kitten Indy for scale

The Echinocaris has one of the spikes on its tail visible, and both valves are present. 

 

 

 

Another Phyllocarid, a Rhinocaris columbina! The reverse side shows another half, possibly from the same Rhinocaris?

 

This cute little cephalon is one of my first Eldredgeops finds at DSR. 

 

 

Here's the Dipleura heads I've found so far (excluding the one from the previous trip report),

 

This one is one of the largest I've found yet, it's 3 inches wide!

 

 

This cephalon was a real heartbreaker. The other half of it was stuck under 1 1/2 - 2 feet of overburden 

 

 

This one is upside down

 

I think this is a juvenile Dipleura cephalon, but I'm not 100% sure. I'll have to clean it up to be sure.

 

Now onto the misc finds

 

This is one of the largest Goniatites(?) I've found here, it popped out of the matrix on the way home but it should be able to be glued back.

 

I feel like the cone shaped fossil in the center of the piece might be a Hyolith, but I don't know for sure.

 

A lone crinoid stem, it'd be cool to see what it looks like when prepped.

 

Not sure what kind of fossil this is, possibly a devonian putty scraper? 

 

 

Here's some Brachs and Bivalves from DSR, I'm not 100% sure on the ID's so if I'm wrong please correct me on it.

 

Goniophora chemungensis? 

 

Paraspirifer acuminatus? Mucrospirifer consobrinus?

 

 

 

Big jumble of brachs (maybe some Bivalves too?), cool golden sheen on it. I don't think it's pyritization.

 

Assorted brachs

 

Devonochetes coronatus? This is on the back of the possible Hyolith piece shown above.

 

M. mucronatus?

 

Large brachiopod and bivalve hash plate

 

Probably the biggest Bivalve I've ever seen, let alone found. ID unknown

 

Orthonota undulata

Edited October 18, 2021 by KompsFossilsNMinerals

[KompsFossilsNMinerals]

Here's a close up of the Echinocaris tail and the valves, I ran out of file space on the post itself.

 

 

[Manticocerasman]

Great report and pics :).

 

The goniatite is probably a kind of Tornoceras sp.

[Ludwigia]

Great finds. Especially that Echinocaris!

[Tidgy's Dad]

Wow! You had a really productive trip. 

Great finds.

Thanks for sharing. 

Edited October 18, 2021 by Tidgy's Dad

[Fossildude19]

Good follow up report. You did very well there!

Congratulations on the great finds. 

[Misha]

8 hours ago, KompsFossilsNMinerals said:

Paraspirifer acuminatus? Mucrospirifer consobrinus?

Spinocyrtia granulosa, I think

 

8 hours ago, KompsFossilsNMinerals said:

Devonochetes coronatus?

Maybe Protoleptostrophia perplana?

[Sjfriend]

Great finds!

[Diplocaulus]

Wow! Great finds! That Echinocaris is especially cool 

[Al Tahan]

That Echinocaris is ridiculous 

[Bringing Fossils to Life]

The goniatite is likely Tornoceras; the suture would give it away for sure.