Erosionofspecies Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Here’s some fossils I’m working on from 18 mile creek in Hamburg,NY. They’re in pretty dense hard silica shale. Any ideas on identifying them? Edited September 22, 2019 by Erosionofspecies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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minnbuckeye Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 11 hours ago, Erosionofspecies said: Looks like the free cheek of a trilobite, the circular area being where the "eye" would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I would say those are fragments of goniatite shells 2 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 11 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: Looks like the free cheek of a trilobite, the circular area being where the "eye" would be. Unfortunately, there are no trilobites that look like that in the Devonian at 18 Mile Creek. I think Goniatite may be the best fit here. 1 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 September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Gonaitites are known from Upper Devonian layers at 18 Mile Creek. They come from the Cashaqua Shales above the Moscow formation. Here are some I found a few years back: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/2013/06/goniatites-from-upper-devonian-of-new.html Although mine are less 3-D that your examples. 2 -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...
Erosionofspecies Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 theres quite a lot of goniatites big and small in the area that I found them. Most likely the case. Thanks y’all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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