matthew textor Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Hi everyone this is Matthew can anyone what kind of pelecypod is in this fossil? I found it in Kennedy N.Y. in a creek and the time period is Ordovician-Recent here is a photo of the fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 matt - i always feel bad about not being able to help with your id's but there's just nothing like your stuff around where i live. but you might mention how long the shell is. i expect somebody will have an idea what it might be. you're finding some well-preserved, cool-looking stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 At first I thought Lingula, but then again it looks to off-centered. So I do not know. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi Matt The bivalve looks like it might be Devonian. I have collect extensively in NY and most fossils will be either Ordovician or Devonian. A little bit of Silurian is present also. If they PRI still sells it, look for Paleontolical Research Institute Special Publication 21:Devonian Paleontology of New York, 1994. Looks like a species of the genus Leptopteria. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi Matt The bivalve looks like it might be Devonian. I have collect extensively in NY and most fossils will be either Ordovician or Devonian. A little bit of Silurian is present also. If they PRI still sells it, look for Paleontological Research Institute Special Publication 21:Devonian Paleontology of New York, 1994. Looks like a species of the genus Leptopteria. That's THE book to get for making IDs on NY Devonian fossils. It's not everything, but darn near close. Being in NY you might even find it in a local library. Also check out Karl Wilson's Paleontology of New York web site and browse thru the various locality photos. Karl's IDs are pretty reliable. http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~kwilson/home.htm By the way it's a pretty darn nice specimen as those go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 It is some kind of pterineid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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