Mike E Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) I found this dense, dark gray shale rock loaded with fossils in Greenvale, Long Island, NY. It weighs over 2 lbs.. I discovered it when I was 9 years old in 1959. I knew then even at an early age that I had something most unusual. Long Island was formed as a glacial deposit from the last ice age. It's basically a big, flat sand mound with a few notable boulders scraped off New England and deposited when the glacier melted off Connecticut. Fossils are not natural for this part of the earth yet here it is! I found it amidst other small stones along an abandon dirt road/path in a fairly new residential area at that time. I can not discount contamination from other sources such as a resident throwing away his fossil collection or imported road surface material. Never the less, this is an amazing find. What do you think? Can you identify the fossils or time period of this shale rock? Please let me know. Mike Ellegaard Edited September 15, 2016 by Mike E Deleting contact info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Mike your rock is very likely deposited there from that glacier that created Long Island, brought down from one of the northern states or Canada as glacial till. It is filled with several different species of Brachiopod imprints. The age I can not help you with. Just a caution: Do yourself a favor and do not post your personal email and phone number. If someone wants to contact you, they can easily do so through PM (private messenger). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Welcome to the forum Mike. Your rock with the shell imprint looks like it came from a Devonian deposit which was a shallow sea some 419 to 358 million years ago Here are some example of shell's that can be found. 1 TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Here are a few more. TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Welcome to the forum from Syracuse New York! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Hi and welcome to the Fossil Forum from the Hudson Valley up north. I recognize Leptaena rhomboidalis as one of the brachiopod shells on that rock whose remains are generally widespread throughout the Lower Devonian. The rock appears remarkably similar to a piece I have displayed in my Lower Devonian Gallery which I found in bedrock near the Kingston/Rhinecliff Bridge near Kingston, NY. Perhaps your fossil rock originated there. Fossils of any sort are extremely rare on Long Island. Consider that piece a very lucky find. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Welcome to the Forum from Connecticut. 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...
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sixgill pete Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Welcome aboard Mike. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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