I_gotta_rock Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I went with the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society to a few spots in Central New York last month. Cole Hill Rd. in Hubbardsville has several outcrops on private land where the owners are willing to share with fossil hunters. We scrabbled up and down the scree - Whee- and found our fill of trilo-bits, including one Dipleura cephalon covered with druse calcite, plus oodles of brachiopods, nautiloids, straight-shelled cephalopods, gastropods of all different shapes, and bivalves. I learned a tough lesson that afternoon. Always wrap your specimens as you go. Not only will they keep from breaking, but they are easier to find when your bucket tips and tumbles down the hillside across countless tons of scree There were lots of pained faces around me as I hunted down the things I'd already found.. It took me half an hour to recover everything I could, but the best ones managed to make it home. Dilpeura trilobite cephalon Another trilobite cephalon, found by someone else in the group. This one is covered in sparkling calcite. Crinoid holdfast? with Ptomatis rudis gastropod unknown, probably nautiloid Cornellites fasculata bivalve Palaeozygopleura sp. misc. unknown brachiopods If anyone has any ideas, I'd like to hear them. This spine-shaped object is about 6 inches long. I'd discount it as variations in the rock color, but the left end is curved outward from the matrix. Worm trace fossil. They made carpets of these on the sea floor. 5 1 I refuse to give up my childish wonder at the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Nice finds! Your unknown is not a nautilus, but the gastropod Bembexia. 1 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_gotta_rock Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Nice finds! Your unknown is not a nautilus, but the gastropod Bembexia. Thanks! Couldn't find anything like it in my one field guide. My personal library is lacking in Devonian references at the moment! Got any favorites to suggest? I refuse to give up my childish wonder at the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, I_gotta_rock said: Thanks! Couldn't find anything like it in my one field guide. My personal library is lacking in Devonian references at the moment! Got any favorites to suggest? David Linsley’s classic on Devonian Fossils of NY is good, although dated so some of the taxons have changed. Carl Wilson’s field guide is a more recent text. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Very nice finds! Glad you were able to pick up your spilled bucket! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_gotta_rock Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kane said: David Linsley’s classic on Devonian Fossils of NY is good, although dated so some of the taxons have changed. Carl Wilson’s field guide is a more recent text. Wilson's is the one I have. I've heard of Lindsey's, but haven't found a copy yet. Taxonomy changes, but as long as one has an old name it is usually possible to find an update, if you know where to look. I refuse to give up my childish wonder at the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 The photo on the left of unknown brachiopods includes Spinulicosta spinulicosta, a spiny Strophomenid. All of my specimens come from Cole Hill. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 10 hours ago, I_gotta_rock said: Cornellites fasculata bivalve Superb detail Looks like you had fun 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Nice finds! I especially like the gastropod-crinoid holdfast association - it's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_gotta_rock Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 2 hours ago, hemipristis said: Superb detail Looks like you had fun I'm just getting started with sorting, too. here's a triolobite roller popper in there somewhere. We visited several sites that weekend, then ran off to South Dakota for more. It'll be months before I work my way through all of this year's expeditions! I refuse to give up my childish wonder at the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Great post! love that spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Nice finds! Sounds like your bucket list turned into a bucket listing Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Sounds like a great trip, with some neat finds! 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Nice finds, Very interesting. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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