DrDave Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Anyone know the name of the tapioca pudding looking fossiliferous material that seems commonly associated with Eurypterid remains? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Nice trip report! Thanks for sharing. Good luck on You experiment! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 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, 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...
fossilized6s Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Can't wait to see your results. It's always neat to see other fossil head's locations. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeffrey P Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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