matthew textor Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Hi everyone this is matt again does anyone know what the shells in this fossil are ? It came from 28 mile creek near 28th creek rd.near kennedy n.y. and ellington n.y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Cool find, it is what we call a 'hash plate' full of brachiopods. I'm not sure of the age of the area you described, but we have plenty of very knowledgeable New York Staters who will be able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 @Tidgy's Dad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 It's probably brachiopods. But I have absolutely no idea which ones, not enough detail showing and these are seemingly internal molds. Maybe Devonian? 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Hi Matt, It's hard to be certain, but I think most of the shells are chonetid brachiopods such as (maybe) Devonochonetes. The photo is a little out of focus. Perhaps you could take another photo, and check to make sure it is sharply focused on the fossils? Also it may help to wet the rock, but not so wet as to cause reflections or glare. Just damp often helps to bring out detail. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Hi Matt, It's hard to be certain, but I think most of the shells are chonetid brachiopods such as (maybe) Devonochonetes. The photo is a little out of focus. Perhaps you could take another photo, and check to make sure it is sharply focused on the fossils? Also it may help to wet the rock, but not so wet as to cause reflections or glare. Just damp often helps to bring out detail. Don I agree, some certainly look like chonetids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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