DrDave Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I made two trips to Little Falls NY recently, one alone, and one with my 10 year old that I took to Penn-Dixie last year. Both trips were successful. The fossils are abundant, relatively easy to find and extract, and the site is kid-friendly. It is slippery on the slimy shale in the water, so be careful. The shale can be sharp and cuts fingers easily if you use ungloved hands to brush bits away from a site you are excavating. The shale is also very oily, can will stain fingernails, so consider gloves with covered fingers. Rare pyritized fossils can be found. I also found two cephalopods. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DrDave Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Lots of graptolites also. There's one right below the larger of the two cephalons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Anyone have a sense if this is going to be complete if prepped out properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Any experienced fossil air tool preppers: Can the head on the right be prepped out and somehow recovered to the body on the left? I think the rest of the cephalon is part of the left portion of this split. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Hey Dr. Dave, The first one probably is a molt, ... so I don't think it will prep out. The second one with the counterpart could be glued back together, and then prepped out from the top. Neat finds. Regards, 3 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Nice finds! The area looks lovely too. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Congratulations Dave. Those are some good finds from that site. Practically all of the trilobite remains you find there are molts, but they certainly are abundant and look really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Nice finds from a beautiful place to hunt. Thanks for sharing. 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...
FossilSniper Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 oooh, nice trilobites!! I really like the first one, molt or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 You made some real nice finds from that beautiful spot. I need to get back there soon. Thanks for sharing your trip. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Nice finds Dave! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavySwan Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Nice finds. Thanks for sharing. As ever, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 12 hours ago, DrDave said: Any experienced fossil air tool preppers: Can the head on the right be prepped out and somehow recovered to the body on the left? I think the rest of the cephalon is part of the left portion of this split. As Tim suggests, glue them back together and prep from the top. Fluid super glue is best. If you possess an air abrader, then I would recommend using that at medium pressure if the matrix allows. Otherwise approach it carefully with an air scribe. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Hello there! Viola and I missed seeing you and your daughter at Penn Dixie's "Dig with the Experts" this year - perhaps you'll make it out next year... Wonderful finds, by the way!!! Those two cephalons kind of represent you and your daughter - two fossil hunters, hunting together Congratulations, and best of luck with the prep work Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Nice pics ... the positive and negative can definitely be put back together and then prepped down from the top. However the cost of getting someone to do this for you is probably not worth doing on this type of fossil both because of the state of preservation and commonality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Congratulations. Nice representative finds from an excellent site. Haven't been there in 3-4 years. Glad to see it is still accessible and producing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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