Jeffrey P Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) Examples of Leptocoelia flabellites, a Lower Devonian brachiopod preserved in silica. Very abundant in the Glenerie Limestone exposed in roadcut along 9W north of Kingston, NY. Most specimens had weathered completely from the rock. A number include both valves. Edited September 10, 2013 by Jeffrey P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I think those are really neat! Seeing both valves, inside and out, is a bit unusual with brachiopods. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Thanks. This appears to be a great place to study brachiopod anatomy and life cycle. I also have a Camarotoechia dryope which unfortunately did not come out very good in the photograph, but it has both valves and they open and close. Even after 395 million years, it still works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 That is a new one to me! I've been meaning to get over to the Hudson Valley portion of New York to collect. Maybe next year.... -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...
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