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Can anyone identify this excellent fossil of two nautiloids?
They look like Orthoceras to me, though maybe they could possibly be Dawsonoceras which is also found in the Lockport?
Any advice will be forwarded on to Lawrence Fortunato who was lucky enough to find this lovely fossil. Thanks Lawrence!
It was found along the New York State shoreline of Lake Ontario, basically half way between Youngstown, NY and Rochester NY. (coordinates are lat. 43.37612 / long. -78.37752 ) The Buffalo Museum of Science identified it as a cephalopod probably c.420 million years old (mid. Silurian period) - Lockport formation. The stone is roughly 12 inches in width. The larger cephalopod on the right measures 4.25" in length.
They look like Orthoceras to me, though maybe they could possibly be Dawsonoceras which is also found in the Lockport?
Any advice will be forwarded on to Lawrence Fortunato who was lucky enough to find this lovely fossil. Thanks Lawrence!