Some neat finds at DSR, Devonian - New York

[Rock-Guy-17]

Decided to take a trip to Deep Springs Road in hopes of finding a complete Dipleura dekayi fossil. I have only ever explored the Devonian shales of Erie county, so the differences in the fossils was really refreshing. I have put some of my interesting specimens below. Also I did find a few pieces of trash that I picked up. Please help keep the site clean if you visit! Thank you for the help identifying these fossils that are new to me. 

 

1. Found within my first 20 minutes at DSR, I never sniffed Dipleura again the rest of the day!

 

 

2. A type of gonatite maybe? 

 

 

3. Not sure about this one. 

 

 

4. Another one that is new to me

 

 

5. What I think to be great preservation on this bivalve 

 

 

6. Saw a lot of gastropods, none of this size. I am guessing this is another bivalve. 

[Misha]

3. looks like it might be part of a straight-shelled cephalopod

4. is a large thorax segment of Dipleura dekayi

5&6. Grammysioidea arcuata?

 

Neat finds! the whole Dipleura is very nice, I have only found bits and pieces there so far

Edited July 13, 2022 by Misha

[Rock-Guy-17]

Did not realize how large those thorax segments can get. Thank you for the IDs! 

 

Forgot to post my largest find, a nice straight shelled cephalopod I found that was the size of my chisel. 

 

[mr.cheese]

Some nice finds there, looks like you can get some amazing preservation there!

[FossilDAWG]

DSR is one of my favorite sites, although I only get there rarely.  I haven't found a complete Dipleura there, but I won a small one from @Darktooth in an auction a few years ago.

 

BTW I think #4 is a Dipleura thoracic segment.  Part of it is an internal mold, so the pits in the shell look like bumps where the matrix filled the pits from below.

 

Don