MarkTurch Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 First time finding a fossil as my two sons and me were walking along Lake Erie, east of Cleveland. I don’t have any ideas on what it is officially called and how old it is. Any info would be awesome! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 The main "shell" looking bit is a brachiopod. Probably Devonian, almost looks like the impression of a Pseudoatrypa sp. 3 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkTurch Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Thank you very much!! That is very cool, though I don’t think my 9 and 6 year old comprehend 375 million years ago right now. Great way to tell them though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Someone else who collects on Lake Erie in OH might have better info on that. It's definitely a brachiopod, but the genus could be something else. I'm not far away in the Buffalo, NY area and it looks like the Pseudoatrypa devoniana that are found in the Hamilton Group on the Lake Erie shore here, but it could be from several other layers on the shore. 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 35 minutes ago, DevonianDigger said: Someone else who collects on Lake Erie in OH might have better info on that. It's definitely a brachiopod, but the genus could be something else. I'm not far away in the Buffalo, NY area and it looks like the Pseudoatrypa devoniana that are found in the Hamilton Group on the Lake Erie shore here, but it could be from several other layers on the shore. I have to agree that it looks like a Pseudoatrypa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 47 minutes ago, MarkTurch said: I don’t think my 9 and 6 year old comprehend 375 million years ago right now. Tell them its almost as old as daddy. That should impress them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 3 hours ago, DevonianDigger said: The main "shell" looking bit is a brachiopod. Probably Devonian, almost looks like the impression of a Pseudoatrypa sp. Agreed. Atrypa cf. A reticularis would be another possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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