Stingray Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Well I have been collecting all weekend corals , Barc's ETC.... So today I took a ride to Catskill on rt 23.. This location has multiple rock faults Coyemans, Marcellus Sh among others.... Well I found this gem had to epoxy it before it fell to little pieces then just cleaned it up a bit ...I will be working this one for sometime...Any clues on what this or ( They May Be ) ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Great find! Hmmm.... Looks like an orthocone cephalopod, but not sure which one. I'll see if Index fossils of North America has any resembling this. Regards, 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...
Stingray Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) Strange thing is it acutally has what apperas to be a small head with the second segment wider.... I'm trying to get a shot but appears to have two EYE's ....... Edited March 11, 2012 by Stingray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well after some more cleaning I'm sure they were not Eye's so I'm at Tim's suggestion Orthocone..... Any one else ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Possibly Orthocone cephalopod, possibly trace fossil of a burrow. If it's a cephalopod it is very degraded either from weathering or prior to burial. The Catskills are on my list of places to visit in NY. Lots of Silurian/Devonian material there that is equivalent to my local Keyser formation. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hi stingray, i appears we live pretty close. Im in the hudson valley too and that area of the catskills is my hom base of fossil operations. rt 23 has a lot of areas to find fossils, mainly devonian, though if you happen to find dolomitic rock its probably the rondout formation which is silurian. You'll find stuff from the hamilton group though through shales and limestones. Which town did you find those in? I travel a lot in the summer to kingston, ellenville, woodstock etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Umbro, Rt 23 Catskill.... Yeah I have been collecting in the same locations... I'm now trying to fimd a way onto MT Marion to search for Starfish fossils that were collected there and in the State Museum...We should do a trip to Trilobite Mountain or some other place you may know........ Edited March 15, 2012 by Stingray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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