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Here is a story about my worst collecting blunder yet. This happened about a month ago at this point, I am still embarrassed by this story but I thought it would be worth sharing for a few reasons. As many can agree, one of the biggest struggles in this hobby is the amount of space these fossils can take up. I live in a smaller apartment and the way I make this work is by trimming some of these fossils with a wet-saw. This has worked very well for me for years and does a better job keeping the fossils safe rather than the force of striking with a hammer and chisel. If I find something really remarkable, I don't risk breaking it in the field and I take it home to cut with the saw. I was cutting a disarticulated Trimerus sp trilobite from a boulder that I found in the Rochester Shale this winter, field picture here: I found these pieces separated like this and thought that this disarticulated cephalon went to this body. Cool find, my first Trimerus partials. But just in case there was some more fossil under that matrix I gave it some clearance until I buy some prep equipment. I cut the rock in two places to section out the thorax. Assuming that the cephalon above was associated with the body was my first mistake. My second mistake was not saving this rock until I had a chance to prep it. Since the remaining rock was a good sized chunk I decided to check for some Rochester Shale fossils A few hits with my hammer on the side of the shale revealed this.... Another Trimerus head sliced cleanly by the saw, just over 2 inches long (the size of my largest trilobite). Terrific. If there is any bright side to this, I think the cephalon is cut along the border where it would connect with the thorax. The picture above doesn't show it well, but the fossil is folded under the surface. It looks like this is where the second eye might be (about where my ring and pinky finger are pointing). At first I thought I sliced it in half, but now I am not sure. Here is everything puzzled back together as well as I could. Either way, a big lesson learned here. I am still interested to see how these connect with each other, or if there is any more in this matrix. Have to get some prepping tools now.
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Segment just before the Telson. Fiddler's Green Formation Silurian, New York.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Fiddler's Green Formation New York Silurian© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Eurypterid segment Fiddler's Green Formation of New York. Silurian.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Fiddler's Green Formation of New York. Silurian.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Fiddler's Green Formation of New York. Silurian.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Fiddler's Green Formation of New York. Silurian.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Fiddler's Green Formation of New York. Silurian.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Fiddler's Green Formation of New York. Silurian.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Silurian New York Finds.
Fiddler's Green Formation of New York. Silurian.© 2022 Tim Jones
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From the album: Devonian - New York
Eldredgeops rana Moscow Formation Middle Devonian Penn Dixie, Hamburg, NY Self Collected - 2020-
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From the album: Devonian - New York
Eldredgeops rana Moscow Formation Middle Devonian Livingston Co., NY Self Collected - 2021© VF
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I found this near a waterfall in Broome county New York
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Looking for someone in the Erie or Cattaraugus co. NY area to go fossil hunting with. I’ve put hours of research into potential sites and would love to bounce them off of a local familiar with the area. Would also be appreciative if someone could show me around the area. A few hours of travel is okay as well. There just seems to be a theme of posted streams or stream segments and I want to make sure I’m following the law.
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I found this maybe fossil in a dried up creek in Broome county New York.
Ilikefossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
Does anyone know what it may be or if it’s even a fossil? It looks very symmetrical.
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Heliophyllum (rugose) corals from Darien Lake State Park
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Middle Devonian
Heliophyllum halli Rugose Corals largest 1 3/8 inches across Middle Devonian Lower Ludlowville Formation Wanakah Shale Hamilton Group Darien Lakes State Park Darien Center, N.Y. -
Branching Rugose Corals from Darien Lakes State Park
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Eridophyllum subcaespitosum Branching Rugose Corals 2 and 3/4 inches tall Middle Devonian Lower Ludlowville Formation Wanakah Shale Hamilton Group Darien Lakes State Park Darien Center, N.Y. -
Pleurodictyum (tabulate) corals from Darien Lake State Park
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Middle Devonian
Pleurodictyum americanum Tabulate Corals largest 1 and 5/8 inches across Middle Devonian Lower Ludlowville Formation Wanakah Shale Hamilton Group Darien Lakes State Park Darien Center, N.Y. -
Greenops sp. Trilobites from Spring Creek, Alden
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Greenops sp. Phacopid Trilobites One on right 3/4 inch Middle Devonian Lower Ludlowville Formation Ledyard Shale Hamilton Group Spring Creek Alden, N.Y.-
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Favosites (Tabulate) Corals from Darien Lake State Park
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Middle Devonian
Favosites argus and hamiltoniae. Tabulate Corals- the largest 1 and 3/4 inches across Middle Devonian Lower Ludlowville Formation Wanakah Shale Hamilton Group Darien Lakes State Park Darien Center, N.Y. -
From the album: Middle Devonian
Sulcoretipora incisurata Branching Bryozoan Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Smokes Creek Blasdell, N.Y. -
Gastropod and Greenops Trilobite from Smokes Creek
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From the album: Middle Devonian
(left) Naticonema lineata Platycerid Gastropod 7/8 inch (right) Greenops sp. Folded Phacopid Trilobite 7/8 inch Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Smokes Creek Blasdell, N.Y.-
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Graptolite Collected at the 2023 Dig with the Experts Penn Dixie
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From the album: Middle Devonian
Dictyonema hamiltoniae Partial Graptolite Frond 3/4 inch wide Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Penn Dixie Quarry Blasdell, N.Y.-
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A likely Bellacartwrightia and a partial Bella or Greenops from the 2023 Dig with the Experts Penn Dixie
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Middle Devonian
Bellacartwightia sp. Folded Phacopid Trilobite on left 1 1/4 inch long total Partial specimen on the right 1 inch long Middle Devonian Moscow Formation Windom Shale Hamilton Group Penn Dixie Quarry Blasdell, N.Y.-
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