Eurypterid hunting in Central NY.

[DrDave]

 

I went to a rock outcropping in  Central NY to look for Eurypterid fossils for about 2.5 hours yesterday, and focused on perusing the tailings pile that looked old, hoping for new freeze-thaw fracture planes through old discards might reveal previously hidden fossils. My finds were scattered partial specimens; I also collected 10 samples of the Bertie Waterlime (is the new term for Waterlime Dolomite or Dolostone?) with probable remains that were mostly hidden for purposes of experimenting with artificial freezing and thawing to try to uncover the fossils within. I will report on those experiments at some point in the future, as I hope to try a couple of approaches and document the results to see what will maximize recovery of the fossils.

 

 

It was somewhat in shade in the afternoon hours--it would be exposed in sun during the morning, so bring sunscreen. It was cloudy when I took this picture.

2 cm

2-3 cm

2cm

About 2.5 cm transverse

 

[DrDave]

Anyone know the name of the tapioca pudding looking fossiliferous material that seems commonly associated with Eurypterid remains?

[ynot]

Nice trip report! Thanks for sharing.

Good luck on You experiment!

[Fossildude19]

Nice finds, Dr. Dave! 

 

I've never stopped there, before. I think I will have to give it a shot, next time I'm in the area. 

Thanks for posting the report! Good luck with the Freeze/Thaw experiments.

Regards, 

[fossilized6s]

Can't wait to see your results. It's always neat to see other fossil head's locations. 

[Peat Burns]

[Jeffrey P]

Very interesting site there. Thank you for checking it out and writing about it. Hope to get there myself sometime later this summer or fall.