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Hello. I am new to fossil hunting. I've found a few in the past, but on this hunt while in a creek bed I found this one. Can anyone tell me what I found? Is it worth looking in the same creek bed? I am in Upstate NY. 

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Miocene_Mason Regular Member

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It's limestone with a ton of crinoid segments. I would go back, there is probably more. The forum doesn't do appraisals, a fossil is worth whatever someone is willing to pay.

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Happy hunting,

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Welcome to the Forum. :)

You have a bunch of crinoid stem pieces and columnals. 

Definitely worth looking more in the area. 

Regards,

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Scott Michael,  Welcome to our Fossil Forum. Your fossil crinoids hash is species specific. Looks to be Thylacocrinus clarkei. Not a commonly found species. I can't tell for sure, but the hash is dissolved away in a Quartzite like the Oriskany Sandstone. All this information points to Devonian in age. I have included a picture my specimen found in shale and not dissolved away.

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Darktooth Regular Member

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Welcome to the forum from central New York! I would take another look!:)

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Thanks everyone. Like the one person said, I found this in Oriskany near the sand pits. Wow. I'm going tomorrow to look for more. Thanks everyone 

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I've never seen a plate where the crinoids are dissolved away, but left such great detailed impressions. Very interesting.

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I am really impressed with this kind of detailed preservation - as molds in sandstone! Very, very nice!

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