LOWER DEVONIAN FOSSILS NEAR SCHOHARIE, NY
Donald Kenney (donaldkenney@gmail.com)
Last Update: Thu Oct 4 07:14:20 2012
Introduction
Abundant, diverse Lower Devonian invertebrate fossils in a road cut exposure near Schoharie, NY
The Site(s)
Location
A broad road cut on the North side of Rickard Hill Road in Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY
Latitude-Longitude
42.6667N, -74.2845W
Directions to the site
- From downtown Schoharie, NY turn right (East) on Prospect Street and travel 1km East and North. Prospect St becomes County Road 1B/Rickard Hill Rd.
- Site is broad road cut on West side of road. Park safely off the travelled portion of the road.
Maps
Rules and Access
Unposted roadcut
Related Localities
Paleontology
Diverse fossils of many sorts
sponges-Hinda;gastropods-Platyceras;brachiopods,crinoid holdfasts,trilobites (rare),coprolites,
Geology
Formations (youngest first)
- Becraft Limestone (Lower Devonian - Helderberg Group) Well bedded limestone with a few shale partings. Abundant fossils displayed on bedding surfaces or weathered out.
- (New Scotland Limestone normally found between Kalkberg and Beecraft -- missing?)
- Kalkberg Limestone (Lower Devonian - Helderberg Group) Similar to the Becraft,but with more shale. Fossils appear to become more sparse in the very lowest beds.
- Coeymans Limestone? (Lower Devonian - Helderberg Group) This is in a roadcut downhill from the larger exposure. It is a more crystalline limestone with fewer fossils none of which were found weathered out
Other Stuff
None
References
Copyright, Licensing, and such
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