Umbro Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 My brother and i are at a camping resort and we have been fossil huntig a bit. We'll post up our finds along the road 209. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Can't wait to see them! Good to see you back on here, Umbro! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Had a house up in Cragsmoor on the Shawangunk Mtn. ridge a ways back. I know the area well. It will be interesting to see how many spots along 209 we have in common. And I sure would rather be up there in the mountains instead of here in this bake-oven known as Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Thanks guys. I've found some brachiopods in a rochester creek in the rondout camping resort campground area. There is a little water fall right outside the campground. Theres lots of limestone , mudstone, and dolostone along with shale there. early today we just went up 9w past kingstons near the glenarie falls area. There is an outcrop of right on the right going north on 9 w that you find dozen upon dozen of brachipods. I'll be posting pictures soon of our excusion. Its by far the best find yet for me. you dont even need to crack at the bedrock, they're all over the ground. in this attachment is part of the outcrop along 9w with one of many layers that have fossils upson fossils on it. It was very hard stone to hammer at, I think it might be dolostone. I'm not sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 here is one of the many outcrops along the road 9w. about 100 ft north of here was some really nice soft sandstone and siltsone with lots of brachipods and other shells. They were crumbling all over. I really enjoyed this spot alot. there is a creek/river near by I'll post pictures later and some of our finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Nice pics, Jon! Looking forward to your next posts! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 We're. Going back again today to check cooeyman's limstone there. I'll post some picture of my adventures in rondout creek as well later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 So my brother and I headed just south of Suagerties on route 9w in ny. There wasa river near us and some bedrock ina road cut near by. We travelled down the river and I found this on the way down. Its some pretty hard limestone. Im guessing its part of the Cooeymans outcrop we found nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Here are some pictures of the small falls we were at. i dont remember the name but its not far from kingston ny. The rocks were mixed by the bottom as you can see. Some were very much filled with fossils. Closer details to come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Here are some more pictures of the outcrop along 9w .. not far from the welcome sign into i think ulster county. The first picture A-1 shows a section of rock in which i found a lot of hard black rocks with some rusty looking rocks made up of entire brachiopod shells. the second picture is my brother digging through an outcrop about 600 feet south of the first picture along 9w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Is that Devonian? The geology of that falls must be interesting! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 We found troves of brachiopods everywhere. They ranged from half an inch to two inches in width. These were some of the biggest Brachipods I've seen in the ny area. THe first picture shows some rocks that have huge clumps of them. I noticed this in several layers of the bed rock. The second photo is a long shot of the outcrop we were investigated. The picture was shot from the big parking lot on the side of 9w just before the ulster county sign south of suagerties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Is that Devonian? The geology of that falls must be interesting! I think it may be within the cooeymans section of bedrock as there were very dark limestone type rocks there with many fossils. I did not see manlius layers but im not trained in detecting which types are which. My best guess is that they are middle devonian rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 The next interlude we have here far from the 9w find is the fossils of Thacher State park. The first photo is use looking out over the SE side of the state park preserve. You can take the Indian trail in the park to view some of the best shown outcrops of the catskills area. The entrance to the trail is in photo 2. We've been told that the onondaga group is on top and bedrock is exposed leads down to the silurian i think. We saw the Manlius group and formations in the rocks there. Most were not fossilferious but we did find some brachiopods in the middle of the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 here is a shot of some of the formations and layerings in the bedrock. It was simpley amazing to look at all the history of rocks exposed. The second picture is that of a brachiopod we found on a fallin slab of limestone with some sandstone mixed in it. The trail was great to walk and study. We came up the other side about half a mile to another rest stop area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 (edited) Walking back to our original site along the road I came across one of two creeks with this stones along the road. They are common in the catskill area. I dont know what type of stone they are but my guess would be onondaga limestone as it was light gray and blue. The first picture revealed a treasure trove to me for finding brachipods and other see coral and cones. the second picture is one of many rocks with well preserved fossils. Edited August 20, 2011 by Umbro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 The first picture is what I collected out of the various rocks. The second picture shows you how i found them. There were many many rocks like these and i wanted to take them all home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 We found another creek near our original entrance point to the trail and decided to go down that. The first picture is a side entry point in the middle. I noticed some Coral fossils and what i think are some type of Crinoids in the sandstone like rocks. I think there were sandstone. In the sandstone there were also a few brachiopods well preserved. The second picture shows one that i found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Looking at the top left of the first photo I saw a based of some type of plant life and a few brachiopods scattered along the rock. On the bottom right side In picture two I found another type of fossil im not sure what its called, but it made my hope high of finding some more diverse life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Walking up the creek we found many crinoid stalks some in real fine shape. My brother brought a plate back home about 2 feet by 1 foot. I found the huge 2x2 foot rock with a 5-6 inch plant fossil i think. The first picture shows the rock. It might be some type of coral if you closely in picture 2. Some identification would be helpful and appreciated in any or all of these photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 The next day we came back to accord ny, into the rondout camping resort we stay at every year. I decided to venture into the rondout creek near the entrance of the campground. I used to fossil hunt here when i was 9 years old or so, So i know the lay of the land pretty well. I though i should try and grab a few specimens from the creek as each year the flood rains unearth new findings. During the dry season the bed rocks are exposed and you can find lots of Rondout limestone all within the creek. Its a really great place to start finding hard fragmented and semi well preserved fossils. The first picture shows the creek . The second photo is the first specimen i decided to take back with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 There were some exposures of limestone near the wooden bridge which had many brachiopods, horned coral and a few odd coral items and possible a some crinoid stalks. I'll post more photos later tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I found the huge 2x2 foot rock with a 5-6 inch plant fossil i think. The first picture shows the rock. It might be some type of coral if you closely in picture 2. Some identification would be helpful and appreciated in any or all of these photos. Very interesting form and appears to be a possible sponge. I will search the treatise for anything similar..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 The first picture is what I collected out of the various rocks. The second picture shows you how i found them. There were many many rocks like these and i wanted to take them all home. The brachiopod in the first pic looks like a Rhipidomella . Nice finds and pics, Jon. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Looking at the top left of the first photo I saw a based of some type of plant life and a few brachiopods scattered along the rock. On the bottom right side In picture two I found another type of fossil im not sure what its called, but it made my hope high of finding some more diverse life. Jon, Pic #2 is a Leptaena brachiopod. Nice one! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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