Middle Devonian Finger Lakes trip, New York State

[DrDave]

I went to visit my family south of Rochester, NY a couple of weeks ago. They own property which includes a creek emptying into Canandaigua Lake. Here are some pics and finds. There are public sites very close with similar fauna, including Green's Landing, and Barnes' Gully/Onanda Park.

 

 

Eldredgeops Rana

strophomenid

Amboecoelia umbonata

strophemenid brachiopod (not concava--its a flat one)

[DrDave]

 

Pyritized orthocone, about 15 cm long

--->base of orthocone.

Very frangible.

Internal fossil is pure granular pyrite; if I try to prep this, I'm sure nothing will be left. This fossil is photo-op only!

 

[Fossil123]

Nice finds!!   

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Great finds, Dave!

Thanks for the report and pictures - looks like a great place to hunt.  

[DrDave]

 

Lots of partial eldregeops rana trilobites mixed in with mediospirifer sp's. Some Eldgreops parts indicated the individuals were decently sized, up to 2.5-3 cm transverse by 5 cm in length, I estimate.

[ynot]

Nice finds and trip report.

Thanks for sharing.

 

Tony

[Fossil-Hound]

Beautiful scenery and beautiful fossils. Well done.

[Jeffrey P]

Looks like another New York Middle Devonian paradise. Nice finds and photos. Thanks for sharing.

[Darktooth]

Nice finds, pics and report, Dave!

[JUAN EMMANUEL]

Thanks for sharing those devonian finds are very nice.