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Hello, all! Making a trip toward the end of this month down to Philadelphia from Buffalo. Planning on taking NY 390 -> NY 86 -> PA 81 -> PA 476. Looking for any road cuts or spots on that route, or nearby that route to hit on the trip. Any ideas? (I'm primarily interested in trilobite locations, but will entertain anything likely to be productive. It's a short trip, so quantity over quality is the objective here.) Thank you in advance! -Jay
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I made it back out today with my boys. The weather made it into the 50's with full sun, so it was a very nice day to be out. I managed to grab some of the goodies I left behind yesterday plus some of what I found today. I have moved a lot of rock these past two days and there are slabs and hash plates everywhere. Hopefully they will get a chance to weather before I get back there to split them. If somebody else gets to them first then that's just the way it is. Dylan did good on the trilo parts today. Devin just kind of did boy stuff. Similar to the last time I brought them out. Here is todays haul. A Small Greenops,a Eldregeops cephalon, a couple Dipleura pygidiums, a few bivalves and a brach. Nothing fancy but a good day in my book.
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From the album: Trilobites
Windom Shale Member Penn Dixie Site Hamburg, New York, USA© 2018 by Jay A. Wollin
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I am currently getting over the flu so I decided to put off my trip to New Jersey till I am more ready for a long roadtrip. With that being said, I needed to get my fossil fix and decided to hit up my favorite local site. I left the house at 5:30 am, during which it was lightly raining. I got to Deep Springs by 6:40 and was surprised by how much snow was still lying around even though it hasn't snowed for around 2 weeks. Luckily the snow was melted on a good portion of the site, particularly the ledge that I wanted to work. I managed to find a nice piece of fossil wood around 14 inches long. While I did not find any complete trilos, I did find a dis-articulated Dipleura thorax and pygidium around 4 inches wide, a Small Dipleura thoraxand pygidium, and a Small but decent Dipleura cephalon that popped off the matrix. There was many other things that I found which I left behind. I plan on going back tomorrow with the boys to get what is left and hopefully get some new material.
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From the album: Lower Devonian
Acrospirifer arrectus (pedicle valve) Lower Devonian Glenerie Limestone Tristates Group Glenerie, NY. collected 3/18/18 -
Hello, A buddy recently gave me this snazzy trilobite, but unfortunately the label on the back said 'Metacanthina', which I think is wrong.. Is this a New York Bellacartwrightia? Cheers, Marc
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Hello, all! So I am cleaning out my workshop to make room for a lot of new material coming in and to prepare for the upcoming season. I have wayyyyyy too much Penn Dixie material. I have, at this point, committed all of my complete bugs away. But I still have quite literally, TONS, of other material. What I am offering is Edlredgeops rana partials, this includes entire prepped bugs that are missing cephalons, stand alone cephalons, pygidiums, large but broken cephalons, half bugs, etc. (Please note, I am not offering any of these as complete. There is the real chance that some of the unprepped material COULD be complete, but I am not offering them as such. I also have Greenops pygidiums and partials, beat up examples with broken cephalons, etc. I also have a few Bellacartwrightia pygidiums laying around, and perhaps a few broken and partials of them as well. I also have massive quantities of hash plates from the Bay View coral layer, brachipods (Mucrospirifer, Pseudoatrypa, Rhipidomella, Spinatrypa), Spyroceras cephalopod partials, rugose and tablulate corals, clams, and other random bits. I am interested in trading for similar material from other locales. I am not expecting anyone to offer up prime specimens for any of this material, but I would love anyone else's throw-aways that include vertebrate material, plants, small fish, and the like. I am also considering minerals and gems. (Again, throw-aways are all I'm looking for, quantity beats quality on this one.) I will cover shipping domestically in the US, but can't really afford to ship out a ton of international packages this month. (I will still do international, we just might have to work something out.) If anyone is interested, please message me! I want this stuff gone as quickly as possible, it's getting to the point where I can't walk in my workshop anymore! If you let me know what you're interested in I will take photos of some examples, but it would take me a full weekend at least to photograph everything that I have available. This is perfect for anyone wanting to practice prepping as the Windom shale that most of these bits are in is relatively easy to work and there are lots of attractive pieces that will look very nice prepped, just aren't worth the time and effort for me at this point. Cheers!
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Some of the fossils I found when collecting with my nephew Joey and my Girlfriend Paula during February recess. Joey is my good luck charm. The rare crinoid with an attached gastropod (snail) is a first for me. It was nice to get out and do some hunting with my crew. Im getting the crinoid prepped and will post pics to the thread when that happens. Thanks Mikey
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Today I took a trip to a much underrated fossil site, Briggs Road, in Earlville New York. For those who don't know Briggs is only a couple miles North from the much talked about Deep Springs site. I had been wanting to get back to the trilo layer here as this is a great spot for Eldredgeops rana But this road is a seasonal use road so when it snows they only plow until the last house before the site and leave a big pile of snow blocking the road. Finally after a few days of warmth the snow pile was gone. The rock here is quite weathered right now and all I used was a small pry bar to help break off pieces from the main wall. My older son David had rehearsal for an upcoming play at school. So only Dylan and Devin were with me. Me and Dylan did the most searching while Devin was just being a boy. Throwing rocks and ice into the small pond that formed in the quarry was his thing today. We found tons of cephalons and pygidiums. I found a nice almost complete prone trilo in the rubble pile that I thought was whole. I was very sad when I saw that most of the left side was gone. I did find one small complete roller in matrix and a few that may be wholebut will require prep to fi d out for sure. Dylan seemed pretty content as he found more trilo parts then he ever has before. We stayed for about 3 hours. I wanted to stay longer but I promised them we would only be there a couple hours and I didn't want to push it. Here is some of our finds.
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Hello! Later this year I'm planning on moving from Florida back to New England. I was hoping to make the voyage into an interesting road trip... I've heard of several places in the Eastern half of the US where you can dig your own fossils. I know that there are some places in Georgia and the Carolinas that are good to find Megalodon teeth, and some places in the northern US that are good for finding trilobites... I'm up for anything interesting and was looking for suggestions on exact places, tour companies, people, anything that you can offer that might extend my collection on the trip!
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Viewing the New York State Museum Fossil Collection
Jeffrey P posted a topic in A Trip to the Museum
Last Monday, February 5th I had the privilege of touring the New York State Museum's enormous fossil collection with the state paleontologist, Lisa Amati. The collection is stored in three rooms on the third floor of the State Education Building in Albany in the same building that contains the New York State Museum. Right now, only a few fossils are displayed in the State Museum which is primarily historical and social in focus. In the lobby is this slab which contains dozens of Middle Devonian starfish- Devonaster.
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Hey Everyone! I am a new member from Albany, NY. I recently started collecting so my collection is still very small. I look forward to learning more about fossils and seeing what other people have!
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Can anybody identify the first two? My father always wanted to keep them outside told him not to.........maybe I'll finally change his mind.
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Reassessment of the Devonian Problematicum Protonympha
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
I can see that Dr. Retallack is stirring up more controversy and keeping paleontologists on their toes. Retallack, G.J., 2017, Reassessment of the Devonian problematicum Protonympha as another post-Ediacaran vendobiont. Lethia. First published: 8 December 2017 DOI: 10.1111/let.12253 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/let.12253/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1502-3931 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1502-3931/earlyview Related papers are: Conway Morris, S. and Grazhdankin, D., 2005. Enigmatic worm-like organisms from the upper Devonian of New York: an apparent example of Ediacaran-like preservation. Palaeontology, 48(2), pp. 395-410. DOI 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00449.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00449.x/abstract https://www.academia.edu/2896860/Enigmatic_worm-like_organisms_from_the_Upper_Devonian_of_New_York_an_apparent_example_of_Ediacaran-like_preservation https://ipgg.academia.edu/DmitriyGrazhdankin Conway M.S., and Grazhdankin D., 2006. A post-script to the enigmatic Protonympha (Devonian; New York): is it an arm of the echinoderms?. Palaeontology. 2006 Nov 1;49(6): 1335-1338. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00601.x/abstract https://www.academia.edu/2899643/A_post-script_to_the_enigmatic_Protonympha_Devonian_New_York_is_it_an_arm_of_the_echinoderms https://ipgg.academia.edu/DmitriyGrazhdankin Yours, Paul H.- 9 replies
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I found this a few years ago, but have not been able to ID it. Is it a fossil or is it just bone, and what is it from?
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Hi, there. My name is Florence, and I currently live in New York. I work in healthcare and do a bit of fossil collecting when I have free time (which is unfortunately not much). I've been interested in fossils for several years now, although I am certainly an absolute beginner in comparison to many on this forum. I look forward to learning from everyone. Thank you.
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Hello Everyone My name is Thomas Schmid, I am an avid fossil hunter and collector. I am based out of Western New York, I travel all over NY to public and private dig sites and in general will probably be hunting and digging and prepping fossils until the day i die, in which case i will donate some of my most incredible and rare fossil finds to Museums and the Buffalo Geological Society. I specialize in Upper to Lower Devonian, and early Ordovician deposits. I am self educated in Paleography and in Ancient Paleo-fauna, but i love to learn from anybody that can teach me whatever they can or are willing to. I am looking to learn more about fossil prepping, i do have A Sioux pneumatic air scribe and dremel. But i am looking to learn more about safely using chemicals to remove shale and excess matrix in certain speciems where i have great intact fossils with spotty areas loaded with the soft shale that i cannot remove as i do not have a air abrasive scribe (yet). I am happy to be a new member, and i hope i find the other "fossil nuts" to talk "shop" with i lack in my everyday life (haha!) ~Thank you~ For an example of the Devonian fossils i am finding and basing my written thesis on, exhibit A in the picture provided is my finest find to date! Enjoy and i look forward to being a contributing member to this community and to learn from you all I also run my own Business Ancient Art & Jewelry as i do buy or trade and sell domestic (to the states) and exotic fossils in events shows and venues and museum shows. I also make jewelry out of the Fossils i find and buy, mostly what i find though! (Devonian) If anybody ever finds interest in seeing what i make for a holiday or regular gift i think it would be more appropriate to message me. I don't want to advertise things on this site as i am more than happy to do my shows. I prefer to learn and teach and enjoy the resources this Community/Forum provides. Thank you kindly, ~Tom
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Can anyone help me here? Found this walking a creek near Ithaca, New York. Hamilton Formation. Ithaca Formation. Is this Plumalina? Thanks! Matt For scale...
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Eldredgeops rana (thorax and pygidium) Middle Devonian Upper Ludlowville Formation Hamilton Group Briggs Road Quarry Randolphville, New York This one and 7/8 of an inch long partial specimen is way bigger than any of my other complete or partial specimens of this species. If it had been complete it would have stretch well over two inches.- 1 comment
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Conularia sp. Middle Devonian Oatkacreek Formation Mottville Member Marcellus Shale Hamilton Group Swamp Road quarry Morrisville, New York -
Okay, so I had some free time while I was working in the mid Atlantic States so I decided to sneak in a quick collecting trip to Virginia. I’m hoping someone can tell me what type of Trilo this is before I prep it out. It’s my winter project i also have a question on ID for another Trilo imprint I found earlier this summer but haven’t had a chance to post it. This one is from New York, it was a random road cut that I stopped at to have some lunch and happened to notince these in the rocks....of course I brought them home! Pictures to follow These are the two pieces from New York
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I was just curious as to if anyone knows how to get in touch with someone about possibly being able to dig at Walcott as a guest, as it’s a private quarry, or if someone else knows where to find the gold bugs with appendages. I am hoping someone can point me to where there is isotelus or Ceraurus as it’s my favorite Trilos. Any help is appreciated. Even if you know a guy that knows a guy that knows a worker there lol. Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving!
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Monday I was in Schoharie County up on the Helderberg Plateau southwest of Albany, NY. In a roadside exposure of the Manlius Formation I picked up several pieces of rock with numerous Tentaculites specimens. There were also small brachiopods and ostracods. The Manlius Formation either represents the bottom of the Helderberg Group- the lowest of the Lower Devonian or the highest formation in the Silurian in New York. Tentaculites were originally thought to be related to mollusks or worms, but now are considered more closely related to brachiopods and bryozoans.
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From the album: Snakebite6769's Finds
Greenops as found on the surface New York 2017© Robert Phillips Photo
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Found as surface float near the top of the Windom exposure, a few feet below the Genundewa Limestone at Penn-Dixie Quarry in Hamburg, NY. A very common fossil in Hamilton Group sediments. Similar to Emanuella praeumbona, distinguished from E. praeumbona by the hinge width; the hinge of A. umbonata spans the width of the valve, while that of E. praeumbona is narrower. A. umbonata has a nearly flat brachial valve, while that of E. praeumbona shows a convex profile. Full-sized specimens of A. umbonata are also not as large as E. praeumbona. Originally designated Orthis umbonata. A. umbonata has been defined as the type species of Ambocoelia by Hall. References: Wilson, K. A. “Field Guide to the Devonian Fossils of New York” (2014). Paleontological Research Institution Special Publication No. 44. Linsley, D. M. “Devonian Paleontology of New York” (1994). Paleontological Research Institution Special Publication No. 21. Hall, J. Palaeontology of New York v. 4. (1867) Fossilworks. http://fossilworks.org
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