Umbro Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hello Everyone, I need some help identifying some fossils found in the schoharie creek on stryker rd. on "table rock" as they call it. I had discovered this specimen two years ago right after the flooding in the catskills. Earlier this month I went back and decided to film this specimen. I cannot find my film that I took of it two years ago. I uploaded a video to my youtube page. Does anyone know what fossil(s) this is? the rock is huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Do you have any pictures that are closer so can see more detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 had a few more those are all the close ups i have for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 It is clearly plant, but I do not know the geologic age of the site. EDIT: Sorry, I see that it is in the title (I miss those a lot ) Make that Devonian plant. Nice! Someone else will have to provide an ID... "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...
Fossildude19 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hey Jon, That one curved bit with the the spinous extensions looks similar to the Gilboaphyton goldringiae pictured on page 7 in THIS PDF. Neat find. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Wrangellian Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Nice one.. I don't get to see plants older than Carboniferous very often.. Hope you can collect it! I was going to suggest Psilophyton but that would just be a guess based on my limited understanding of early plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbro Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks guys for all the help! Thanks tim ! Iam assuming this is Devonian since it was found in Schoharie creek right off the road where the hurricaine wiped the road out. I think this boulder might have been carried down stream though I am not sure. It was clearly broken in half when i first came upon it. One sid is well rounded from years of weathering and being in a creek/river. It was flipped over on its side. It weighs more thana few hundered pounds i am guessing as i could barely move the rock myself. It has some of the biggest plant specimens i have seen. I really think a muesuem should collect it and save it. I know you've been to camp nickerson tim, table rock just south along the creek is where i found it. You can see camp nickerson from there. I'll be posting more documentary videos when i get the chance to edit them and compose music. -Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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