Padriactheprince Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I recently found these fossils in a ditch of a hay field on my grandmothers marina on the shores of Lake Ontario. Any information on them would be welcomed thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Well, the spiral one is a gastropod. The other thing looks like a trilobite, but not one that I'm familiar with. I'll try to do a little more research. What locality were these found? I don't need an exact location, but Lake Ontario has a lot of New York touching it, a better idea of where will help to narrow down the possibilities. 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...
Padriactheprince Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Thanks for the info! This was found on the shores just outside of the town of Cape Vincent, you can see Fox Island from the shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 So I think that's the Trenton Group in that area, Rockland limestone perhaps? Which would be middle Ordovician. I didn't notice it before, but there are actually two gastropods right next to one another facing opposite directions, that's pretty cool! I have no idea what that trilobite might be, but I'm quite curious. While I continue to research on my own, I am going to call in the big gun—perhaps Scott can offer some direction on this one, @piranha. Not even 100% sure it's a trilobite. I see reasons to think it is, as well as reasons to think it's not. 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...
piranha Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Yes, Middle Ordovician Encrinuroides sp. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 minute ago, piranha said: Yes, Middle Ordovician. Encrinuroides sp. You are a living encyclopedia. I don't know how you do that so quickly. I hadn't even successfully located a paper describing the trilobites from that formation yet! 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...
Fossildude19 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. Also, looks like 2 gastropods. Nice find. Thanks for posting it. Regards, 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...
piranha Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 "Trilobites of NY" lists 'Encrinuroides' as a junior synonym of: Erratencrinurus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Nice little trilo-bit! The Gastropods remind me of Hormotoma but take this with a grain of NaCl as I’m no snail expert. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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