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Hello everyone. I'm making this post to show my recent trip to Central New York and what I found. I would also really appreciate advice on better techniques and further identification. I started the trip by entering Tully, NY. I had heard there was a good site behind the hotel, right next to the exit. Unfortunately, the large exposed rock face was now marked with do not trespass signs. I decided to drive around the old quarry there and eventually found a random pile of rocks that I assumed were from the quarry to dig through. In there, I found the first two fossils. Two pieces of Crinoid stem and a nice little Brachiopod. (Photo 1). Then, after doing a bit of research, I decided to head to Madison County. In Madison, I found an old quarry on Brigs Road. The quarry was divided into two tiers, and the top seemed to have a lot more fossils. After sifting through some of the rubble, I found a Trilobite section (photo 2) and a Trilobite imprint (photo 3). At the base, I also found several Brachiopods (photos 4–6). Most interesting, though, I believe is (photo 7), which appears to be a Crinoid feather segment, which are considerably harder to find than their stems. Finally I went down a ways to the Deep Springs Road quarry. This one had three tiers but I decided to focus on the top one. I dug in two areas. one halfway up the top tier and the other at the very top. Both proved very productive in trilobite sections. From this site, I recovered (photos 8-10). Unfortunately, no complete Trilobite was found. Interestingly, photo 8 had very fine preservation of the eye and intricate detail can be made out. Overall, this was a great trip and I found some interesting stuff, especially since I had rather limited tools, using only a hammer. The main take aways are the high abundance of Trilobites in deep springs and the dense Brachiopod death layers in Brigs. I'll have to come back with better equipment to further investigate. Photo 1: Photo 2: Photo 3: Photo 4: Photo 5: Photo 6: Photo 7: Photo 8: Photo 9: Photo 10: Briggs Road:
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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From the album: New York Devonian Micro Matrix
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These were found at Penn Dixie the other month. Middle Devonian, Moscow Formation. Wanted to post in one post but my computer is on the fritz. 13. Stewartophyllum intermittens 14. Streptelasma ungula 15. Not sure 16. Not sure 17. Not Sure 18. Stewartophyllum intermittens 19. Not sure 20. Stewartophyllum intermittens 21. Stewartophyllum intermittens
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I found these at Penn Dixie the other month and have slowly been identifying them. They are from the Middle Devonian Moscow Formation. I would love a second opinion from the experts as the Devonian isn't a period I'm super familiar with. 1. Streptelasma ungula 2. Heterophrentis simplex 3. Stereolasma rectum 4. Not sure 5. Siphonophrentis halli 6. Streptelasma ungula 7. Not sure 8. Stereolasma rectum 9. Not sure 10. Streptelasma ungula 11. Amplexiphyllum hamiltoniae 12. Not sure
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Would love help from middle Devonian shells. I know spiriferids are hard to ID but worth a shot asking experts!
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