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First hunt of 2018 in the Devonian of NY


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Some of the fossils I found when collecting with my nephew Joey and my Girlfriend Paula during February recess. Joey is my good luck charm. The rare crinoid with an attached gastropod (snail) is a first for me. It was nice to get out and do some hunting with my crew. Im getting the crinoid prepped and will post pics to the thread when that happens. Thanks Mikey

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led zeppelin

 

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Some more from the hunting trip. 

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Many times I've wondered how much there is to know.  
led zeppelin

 

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The rest  - 

Devonoblastus leda (1 blastoid), Tropidoleptus carinatus (49 brachiopod), Athyris spiriferoides (40 brachiopod), Platyceras (13 snail), Crinoid stems (30), Mucrospirifer mucronatus (20 brachiopod)Pleurodictyum americanum (4 coral)Nucleospira concinna (12 brachiopod), Cupulorostrum sappho (10 brachiopod), Elytha fimbriata (2 brachiopod), Chonetes syrtalis (1 brachiopod), Cryptonella rectirostra (10 brachiopod), Meristina nasuta (1 brachiopod),Megakozlowskiella sculptilis (1 brachiopod), Thamnoptychia limbata (1 coral),Mediospirifer sp. (2 brachiopod).  

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Many times I've wondered how much there is to know.  
led zeppelin

 

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Wow! That's quite a collection for one day. I love the top coral/bryozoan piece and of course the crinoid calyx/gastropod pair and the blastoid. Any chance I could get a better (close up) look at the Elytha and a representative Nucleospirifer? Very impressive specimens there. Big congratulations and thanks for sharing. Oh and by the way- welcome back.

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Not bad for New York in February! Not bad for anywhere, anytime! Thanks for posting the photos, and the IDs. Terrific.

Start the day with a smile and get it over with.

 

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Great finds, Mikey!

Thanks for showing us the Devonian goodies. :) 

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Congratulations on a very successful N.Y. hunt!

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I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie.

 

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53 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said:

Wow! That's quite a collection for one day. I love the top coral/bryozoan piece and of course the crinoid calyx/gastropod pair and the blastoid. Any chance I could get a better (close up) look at the Elytha and a representative Nucleospirifer? Very impressive specimens there. Big congratulations and thanks for sharing. Oh and by the way- welcome back.

Hey Jeffrey,

Thanks, I know its been awhile. I've been building my shell collection and haven't been fossil collecting much. The brachiopods are Nucleospira not Nucleospirifers. This is the only locality I have that I find them. The Elytha are uncommon for me and I find only 4-6 a year. 

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On 3/7/2018 at 12:26 PM, mikeymig said:

Hey Jeffrey,

Thanks, I know its been awhile. I've been building my shell collection and haven't been fossil collecting much. The brachiopods are Nucleospira not Nucleospirifers. This is the only locality I have that I find them. The Elytha are uncommon for me and I find only 4-6 a year. 

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Thanks for the close ups Mikey. I've never seen those Nucleospira before, at least that I recognized. Elytha are not uncommon in the Hamilton Group in Central New York, but the ones I've so far seen are imprints and internal casts. Nice to see the whole shell. Again, welcome back. Looks like you've returned to fossil collecting in a big way. 

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Seeing your really fine finds, has given me the big itch to hunt. Winter has been long.

Congratulations on these beauties.

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What a fantastic haul! 

And beautifully presented photos, too. 

Thanks for sharing. :envy:

Life's Good!

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17 hours ago, Peat Burns said:

:faint::envy::faint:

 

The Nucleospira reminds me of Spinatrypa spinosa

You think? ;) 

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53 minutes ago, mikeymig said:

You think? ;) 

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I do think they look similar to Spinatrypa spinosa.  Although I don't have any Nucelospira in my collection, so I don't know the extent to which they are +/- cancellate or have spines.  Yours do appear to have broken spines.

 

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32 minutes ago, Peat Burns said:

I do think they look similar to Spinatrypa spinosa.  Although I don't have any Nucelospira in my collection, so I don't know the extent to which they are +/- cancellate or have spines.  Yours do appear to have broken spines.

 

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Oh, now I see what you mean. Thats Elytha fimbriata not Nucleospira. :)

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Neat stuff!

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

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Here are some pics of the crinoid/snail that I promised. Thanks to Markus Martin for the prep. It looks awesome.

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led zeppelin

 

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2 hours ago, old bones said:

That is stunning!

Exactly what I was going to say! 

So I will:

That is stunning! 

And I will add: 

WOW ! ! !:wub:

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Thanks. I heard that trilobites have been winning fossil of the month for awhile so I entered it for the March 2018 title. Maybe it will break that streak. ;) 

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led zeppelin

 

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20 minutes ago, mikeymig said:

Thanks. I heard that trilobites have been winning fossil of the month for awhile so I entered it for the March 2018 title. Maybe it will break that streak. ;) 

 

It really is a great specimen! :wub: 

 

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Thank you! If it's not a secret, how much time did you spend on preparing these fascinating pieces of creation?

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