xonenine Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) I could not resist harvesting this favosites today - an unusual (for this spot) preservation with pores, I will have to look up the favosites morphology some more... Pic 2 being it was way too large to take home, the inevitable old soldier trilobites that are always on these favosites made their appearance as well, they must have liked to graze on these favosites, perhaps I assume too much tho... Pic 1 Edited March 11, 2012 by xonenine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 the third Tim and I have discussed, they are always higly mineralized, and dont seem casts of the usual eridophyllum or rugose from the area, though they may be just that... all Mid Devonian Tichenor Limestone, Hamburg, NY "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Wait, did you or did you not bring that favo home? or you wouldnt have taken it without the trilos... or what? It's a nice piece anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) Great finds, Carmine! Glad to see you got out! Regards, EDIT: OOh! The unkown thing! Yeah, I liked that one. Very cool - lots of detail on that! Thanks for posting that, Carmine. Edited March 11, 2012 by Fossildude19 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...
Bullsnake Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Too cool! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 a close-up "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Can't blame you there, Carm. I would've taken that home too! Sweet! 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...
xonenine Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) thanks Tim, Eric, Steve yeah, that unknown thing again... not a large one tho, maybe 5 inches I took home the favosites and trilos both, found the trilos trimming the favosites, but I was ready for them to be there... tho these trilos are always headless and alot of spirifers, of course Edited March 11, 2012 by xonenine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hi Carmine, The mystery fossil reminds me of Callixylon. The right portion looks like agatized? Congrats on all of the fantastic finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 thank you Gery! thanks Scott!, I will look at these Callixylon, and try collect a nice one, I've seen them 12 inches or so, tho this one looks about the same as all of them, the prettiest retain alot of calcite, and always have been found in this position only, namely, appearing cloven in half, and filled w white calcite... to digress I found a giant straight ceph, so I looked in Linsley, being I'm so obsessed w that book... well, it really let me down, they aren't even covered, other than one or two pictures that say exactly that only, "straight cephalopod" "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 ...they aren't even covered, other than one or two pictures that say exactly that only, "straight cephalopod" A lesson in the difference between accuracy and precision. "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...
xonenine Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) the aforesaid ceph, though positive and negative, there is no integument whatsoever... exposed section is 5 inches... Edited March 13, 2012 by xonenine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel59 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Love those trilos Carmine. That would be an awesome display matrix of trilos. That is also a nice piece on the favosite. Thanks for sharing. Jeff/Tarheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Love those trilos Carmine. That would be an awesome display matrix of trilos. That is also a nice piece on the favosite. Thanks for sharing. Jeff/Tarheel thanks alot Jeff.Once in awhile I can't resisr working a couple of these trilos out of the limestone, 'cause they can be golf' ball sized, I sure hope to come across a complete one soon! they are often mineralized somewhat like the other fossils in this limestone, mainly the cephalon will fill w a sparkly black druze... Edited March 13, 2012 by xonenine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hey Carmine, How about Dawsonoceras for the cephalopod? 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...
xonenine Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hey Carmine, How about Dawsonoceras for the cephalopod? Regards, man am I behind in researching stuff lately, I will look this up, thanks alot Tim! :fainting-smiley: "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hey Carmine, How about Dawsonoceras for the cephalopod? Regards, Dawsonoceras is what it appears to be, nice one, thanks Tim.... "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hi Carmine, The mystery fossil reminds me of Callixylon. The right portion looks like agatized? Congrats on all of the fantastic finds i am enjoying looking up callixylon, I had no idea they were so prolific, thanks for heading me in this direction Scott! "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Dawsonoceras is what it appears to be, nice one, thanks Tim.... 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...
Shamalama Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey Carmine, How about Dawsonoceras for the cephalopod? Regards, More likely Spyroceras as Dawsonoceras is generally confined to the Silurian. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) More likely Spyroceras as Dawsonoceras is generally confined to the Silurian. thank you Dave, I will look into it more then... Edited March 16, 2012 by xonenine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Excellent preservation on that Favosites. In the Upper Ordovician and Silurian you get another genus, Paleofavosites, which is distinguished from Favosites because the pores occur in the corners instead of in the flat walls between corallites. Usually you need thin sections to be able to see them. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 thanks Don, I'd like to see that one!! ~ very glad you are sharing some of these valuable lessons on the Corals again, I am hoping to learn alot more about them still! Carmine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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