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From the album: Canandaigua trilobites
Several thoraces, two cephalons of Eldregeops Rana from what is probably the Smoke Creek Trilobite Bed of the Windom Shale. This sample comes from a creek on private land on the West shore of Canandaigua Lake in New York State Finger Lakes region -
3rd Pseudodechenella rowi found at Penn Dixie this season
DevonianDigger posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Today a visitor found what marks the third Pseudodechenella rowi found at Penn Dixie this season. It's a gorgeous example to boot, only missing a chunk of the lateral border on the cephalon and a bit of the genal spine. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't very jealous that I haven't been one of the three people to have found one. What's more impressive is that this guy came out of the piles we've been going over since May and it took this long to find!
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I will be in Western NY on Sunday and Monday this coming weekend, and would like some recommendations for sites to visit. I will be travelling from NY City to Canandaigua, and am willing to stop on the way if there is an interesting trilobite collecting site--I am flexible on which way I drive, etc. Since lagerstatten sites such as Walcott Rust are not open to the public, I would love recommendations to sites that are known to be accessible, public or private. If private, please PM me if you think the property owner would be amenable to a request from a solo collector. Specific directions to any recommended site are very appreciated. I am also happy to meet anyone along the way so I can learn with someone with experience. I am interested in trilobite collecting, and would love the chance to find the unusual or less usual species, so the site can be Ordovician, Silurian, or Devonian. Places that you know have better preservation are preferred, even if it is more difficult or farther to travel there. Off the beaten track is fine, as long as it doesn't take a long time hiking just to get there, or is very physically strenuous to reach. I will be making a stop at Penn-Dixie, where I am a member. I will also be staying on my family's property in Canandaigua that has a creek with trilobite species (see images of trilos collected in May this year). Unfortunately, both of these trilobites I have below were found out of their stratigraphic context so I was wondering of there is any resource you can refer me to that can help me tell which strata are probable for finding trilobites(ie as I walk up the creek, and look at the exposed strata, is there a way to visually recognize each bed in the formation?). On the paleodb.org maps, the trilobites listed on the east and west shore creeks of Canandaigua Lake are Phacops/Eldregeops and Greenops sp of the Hamilton Group, Moscow and Jaycox Formations. BTW, I gave up on trying to remove matrix on this one, too hard to do in control--I have no pneumatic tools, only a pick and a small hammer. The Penn Dixie matrix is sooo forgiving/easy in comparison! Thanks in advance!
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Hi from New York City My name is David, and I am a 51 year old physician originally from Rochester, NY. Since I was little, I wanted to be a doctor, except for about two years following a Rochester Museum and Science Center Field trip to the railroad cut in East Bethany NY, when I got hooked on fossils. I remember wanting to be a paleontologist for about two years in there back then (i.e. What did I answer to the question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" From 8-10, I always answered "a Paleontologist"). But you know, you never completely lose that 8 year old kid's passions when you grow up. So recently I took my 15 year old and 9 year old daughters fossil collecting, including a couple of creeks on the western shore of Canandaigua Lake south of Rochester, NY, and then we went to Penn-Dixie on Sunday May 28th for dig with the experts. We brought about 50-60 lbs of material back from Penn-Dixie, and I have been working my way through it, cleaning up the better trilobites in the evenings after work. So I'm kind of hooked again.
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Hello All, first let me start by saying, I know very little about fossils. I found this on a job site in NY. Is this fossilized bone? If so any idea what it is?
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Would love to go collecting fossils this July. Trilobites and Ammonites are high on my list. Can anyone suggest places to go in New England or New York? I'm a geologist/micro-paleontologist (foraminifera) but have never collected macro-fossils in the North-east. I currently live in CT. Any guidance much appreciated.
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A couple weeks ago, I made a trip to Penn Dixie for the,"dig with the experts" event and had a blast! Found lots of great stuff, too numerous to post. Here is one of my favorites finds, a complete Eldredgeops rana with what looks to be a cephalopod(?). On the other side is/was a pyritized worm tube coming out of the bugs eye. Unfortunately, half the tube flew off while prepping. .
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Hi Everyone, This season I'm planning to do at least one fossil hunting trip outside of my usual stomping grounds in the Massachusetts area. I looked at a couple of trip options and have decided on taking a couple days off of work to drive up to Penn Dixie in upstate NY. It's roughly an 8 hour drive from Massachusetts to Hamburg, NY. Friday/Monday would be my travel days (with some stops along the way), leaving me Saturday and Sunday to actually do some digging at Penn Dixie. Many of the forums members here seem to frequent Penn Dixie and for good reason! I have yet to visit the quarry, but it looks like a great spot to dig for Devonian fossils and certainly seems popular. I'm primarily interested in digging for trilobites and with a little luck will hopefully find some Phacops and Greenops trilobites of my own. I was hoping to see if you guys had any tips so that I can make the most of my two days up there. Where do the trilobites like to hide?! Right now I'm targeting the end of June for the trip (Tentatively the weekend of June 24/25). My summer is pretty jam packed so if this date doesn't work I might be looking at taking the trip up in late August/early September. If any TFF members will be at Penn Dixie on June 24/25 I'd love to say hi and split some shale with you . Additionally, if anyone has any suggested tools that aren't on my packing list or papers worth reading any/all suggestions are welcome! Resources. https://penndixie.org/our-geology/ https://penndixie.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/penn-dixie-field-trip-from-71st-nysga-1999.pdf Packing List: 3 lbs hand sledge Chisel end rock hammer Assorted cold chisels Pry bar Eyewear Work gloves Thanks as always!
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Gastropod partially enclosed by bryozoan, from Madison County, New York
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae (gastropod partially encrusted with a bryozoan) Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Deep Springs Road quarry Lebanon, NY. Usually these are completely enveloped by the bryozoan. First time I've seen one only partly encrusted. -
Five inch long crinoid stem from Madison County, New York
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Crinoid species? (5 inch stem piece) Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Deep Springs Road quarry Lebanon, NY. By far the longest crinoid stem I've seen and collected from central New York. Matrix was weathered and unstable. Fossil was removed in eight pieces and reassembled. -
Anomalodesmata Bivalve from Madison County, New York
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Cimitaria recurva (complete bivalve-both valves) Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Deep Springs Road quarry Lebanon, NY. This is by far my largest and best specimen to date. -
Masterfully prepared by Malcolm Thornley @Malcolmt. This trilobite is one of the more uncommon species found at Penn Dixie and highly sought after within the Devonian strata of western New York. Recovered from a field dig, Bellacartwrightia sp. appears similar to G. boothi but there are subtle differences. Bellacartwrightia sp. has small bumps running down the axial lobe and a small spike towards the back of the cephalon. This particular specimen is wrapped around the rock. When it was first discovered only the pygidium was visible. Special note: This species is similar to that of B. whitelyi but currently B. whitelyi has never been confirmed as found from the Penn Dixie Windom Shale. Further classification is being undertaken to either confirm this species is B. whitelyi or a new species of Bellacartwrightia. See the Bellacartwrightia entry in Trilobites of New York; Whitelyi, Kloc, Brett 2002.
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A TFF Gathering in an Upstate New York Middle Devonian Paradise
Jeffrey P posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Yesterday was a planned get together of TFF member friends at one of my favorite Middle Devonian localities- Deep Springs Road in Madison County southwest of Hamilton. It is the easternmost exposure of the Moscow Formation and the Windom Shale- the same formation exposed at Penn Dixie- but a very different faunal content. Biodiversity is the primary feature of this site and this outing added to an already long species list. This trip was actually a long time in planning. Frank (frank8147), a long time collector in New Jersey's Cretaceous streams, had been expressing to me a desire to visit Upstate New York and try his hand at Paleozoic collecting. He told me he and his girlfriend were planning a trip and once we were able to set a date- which was right on the heels of my own trip to Germany, I decided to invite a few other TFF friends. Tim (fossildude19), Dave (Darktooth), Diane (Mediospirifer), Dom (Dsailor), and Tony (njfossilhunter) were able to make it. Tony and I drove up together. Thanks Tony for all of that driving. Dom and Frank were new to the site. Tim and Dave brought family members and a good time was had by all. A rain shower in the middle of the afternoon drove some away, Diane and her husband, Tony, and I remained and I made most of my best finds late in the day. Here's a few pics: Here is (left to right) Dave, Tim, Tony, and Dave's older son.
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The first two I have no idea about where they come from but the third I found in gravel from a creek bed in southeast Nebraska (probably glacial till) and I believe is a pygidum topotype, but could be wrong, the last I found in a shale gravel pit near Mohawk NY in Herkamer county (I'm not familiar with the area's geology maybe someone from that area can help?) Thanks in advance!
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I went on a quick, 2 hr hunt this morning. I gi t up around 5am hit the road by 5:30 ,and after a stop at McDonalds for an ever so nutritious breakfast, arrived at Briggs Road at 7. I haven't hunted at Briggs too much because I have devoted a lot of my time to Deep Springs. But I swung by there the other day for a few minutes just to scope things out. I noticed right away someone had put a lot of work into the lower level of the pit. Upon inspection of the debris pile, I found quite a few trilo parts with very little evidence of other fossils. BINGO! I knew this had to be the trilo layer. So todays plan was to get a couple hours of digging into this layer, before I had to be home to start my wife's Honey -do list. I was pleasantly surprised when I found a complete Eldredgeops right off the bat.The body broke right at the cephalon, but it was a clean break and I glued at as soon as I got back home and you can't even tell. I could not believe how many parts and pieces I was finding. I found a small complete roller that I didn't even know was whole till I got it home and trimmed it up and then it popped out of the matrix. And then I found one last keeper, I decent size body with pygidium exposed. I can't tell if the cephalon is hidden, I may attempt to prep this with a dremel. I really need and want to learn how to prep. I didn't keep all the parts and pieces as they where many. But here are pics of the site and the better finds. This site happens to be pretty small. If you look beyond my car, almost in line with the front end you can see where I was digging. I need to spend a whole day there! And maybe I could find myself a gazillion trilobites like some people. Cough cough (Kane) cough cough!
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Cimitaria recurve (bivalve- both valves) Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton group Deep Springs Road Quarry Lebanon, NY. -
Palaeoheterodont Bivalve from Madison CO., NY.
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Goniophora hamiltonensis (bivalve- both valves) Middle Devonian Oatkacreek Formation Mottville Sandstone Marcellus Shale Hamilton Group Morrisville, NY. -
Hello All, My name is Greg. Looking to learn about fossil hunting. Been a collector for many years and have a nice collection. However it's all bought. Never looked on my own. I am very interested in the Stroudsburg area of PA and the Hudson Valley of New York. Maybe lower Connecticut as well. Hope to hear about some great places to start my field studies!! Thanks. Greg
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Where to go on a weekend spring fossil hunt with my son
Adam86cucv posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
My son is turning 7 soon and want to take him on a weekend trip to fossil hunt. We've been to Calvert Cliffs, Brownies Beach, and Swatara State Park. Ideally in a 200 mile or so radius from central Maryland (Frederick area). I had thought about going to Big Brook in New Jersey and anything else in that area since Big Brook is only 5 per person a day and maybe on the way home detouring to the C&D canal dredging piles. I would like to be able to hunt both Saturday and Sunday morning before heading home in the afternoon. I also thought of doing Purse State Park one day and then over to the Calvert Cliffs or nearby beaches. The downfall of that could be the tide not being in our favor. I am also not opposed to the idea of heading into the hills and busting rocks. It would be cool to go somewhere with Trilobites. As far as my son is concerned, he enjoys getting to look for fossils either way. My biggest criteria is somewhere that is without a doubt legal to be fossil hunting and safe...not a road cut on a busy interstate. Thanks Adam -
Hello all. I have been really stumped on these for a long time. They look like small bivalves at first site, but they have odd shapes and some have a long, straight "hinge line"; none have a clear umbo or ornamentation or internal detail. I wonder if they could be ostracods? I found them at an outcrop near Catskill, NY, at a place where you can see the Taconic Unconformity. Specimen came from a big slab of rock detached from the outcrop, and I could not find where it came from. So it's age could be late silurian or middle ordovician. In the microscope, I can tell it's definitely a shell material. Need to do acid test. Any ideas? Thanks, Bob
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Hi all. This is my first post to the ID forum. I'm stumped on this one. It was found near Kingston, NY. Comes from Middle Devonian Hamilton Group (probably Marcellus Fm). Matrix is a brownish-gray shale. It's a mold of something with small branching (or budding) tubes, dense transverse rings, terminating in cone-shaped depressions. My first guess is some form of branching rugose (horn) coral, where each terminal cone is a corallite. But I wonder if it might also be a sponge -- though sponges usually don't preserve like this, right? In the pictures below, the scale bar has divisions of 1 cm, and in the last photo there is a penny in the background for scale. Thanks for any ideas... Bob
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Wanted to share this rather interesting find! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170124124905.htm
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I just checked the weather forecast for next weekend. It looks promising. Right now all of our snow is melted, with no snow in the near future. The week is supposed to warm up to the mid 40's with saturday reaching a high of 49. I am planning on doing a Central New York Devonian Adventure! Sangerfield in the morning and Deep Springs in the afternoon. Are there any brave souls who would like to tag along? Dave
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Now on staff at Penn Dixie!
DevonianDigger posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
I'm excited to share that I have officially joined the staff at the renowned Penn Dixie site. I've managed to turn my hobby, which has been greatly furthered by knowledge gained from the supportive and generous members of TFF, into a job! I am now an educator at the site and will be travelling to regional schools, museums and events to share the wonders of the site with the general public in addition to working at the site during the spring, summer, and fall! So a giant "thank you!" to all the TFF members who have helped me along in my journey thus far! I look forward to seeing many of you this year at the site and chatting with you all online! -Jay -
I have a couple of Eldredgeops that need to be cleaned so I decided to purchase this pristine specimen with a neighboring Eldredgeops head (cephalon) poking out so I would have something to go off of. Really fine specimen with pyrite on the tip of the nose.
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