GordonC Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Above: Acrospirifer murchisoni Along Shimers brook is a section with the Port Jervis Formation (PJF) at the bottom and Glenerie Formation about 100' thick seen on a hike; returned with a hammer and chisel for these. IDs on a looks like basis illustrations by Weller Paleontology 1903. Actinopteria textilis (PJF) right valve Leptaena rhomboidalis and right Nanothyris subglobosa ( both PJF) Meristella lata Orbiculoidia jervensis Leptocoelia flabellites and above it part Tentaculites elongatus Chonostrophia jervensis (PJF) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 You know your Devonian,don't you? Nice finds. Am trying to procure a thingy on Meristella ecology/epizoans,Btw(Cuffey/Lethaia/somewhere in the nineties) Link to post Share on other sites
Fruitbat Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 VERY nice brachiopod hash plate! Thanks for sharing! -Joe Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Love those brachiopods! is that Orbiculoidea for sure? Looks like Lingula punctata to me, though you seem to know your area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
doushantuo Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I think Gordon C. knows what he is talking about,Adam Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Gordon, Nice finds! Good to see you getting out there. Your Orbiculoidea jervensis looks more like a lingulid brachiopod - maybe Lingula sp. undet. Thanks for posting these. Regards, 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Heteromorph Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Nice brachiopod plate! The 5th picture looks more like Lingula to me as well, though like everyone has said, you know your brachiopods. Orbiculoidea, from my understanding, is pretty much circular while lingulid brachiopods are elongated like yours. Lingula brachiopod from Madison Co., NY Orbiculoidea brachiopod from Penn Dixie 3 Link to post Share on other sites
WhodamanHD Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I don’t know how you keep track of all those formations there, so many in such a small area! Awesome finds, love the look of the actinoptera! Link to post Share on other sites
Darktooth Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Nice finds! I really like the hash! Link to post Share on other sites
GordonC Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 Thank you all for the comments. Both Weller (in Montague 1903) and Shimer (Trilobite Mountain 1905) found Orbiculoidea jervensis to be common in the Glenerie=Oriskany. Neither found Lingula in that horizon. O. jervensis was first identified by Barrett who collected in Montague. Here is Weller's illustration of O. Jervensis. 7 and 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites
WhodamanHD Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I’ve found there too, if that means anything. Quite a few in one rock if memory serves. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffrey P Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Over all great finds Gordon. I especially like the Actinopteria. Lower Devonian bivalves are special! I'm with the others in thinking your inarticulate brachiopod is a Lingula. Since it isn't listed, I'm guessing it is a new find for that formation. Congratulations. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wrangellian Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I thought it was a Lingulid too. Don't ignore the possibility of finding something previously unknown in a given formation/location! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Monica Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Wonderful finds!!! I especially like the Leptaena - it has such beautiful ornamentation Link to post Share on other sites
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