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Bug du jour - Please help me identify my trilobite, One-eyed Jaques
GeschWhat posted a topic in Fossil ID
I purchased this beautiful pile of poo pellets, and the matrix contained this little hitchhiker. Since I know next to nothing about trilobites, I was hoping for an assist. He dates from the Middle Ordivician (Llandeilian), and was found in the Traveusot Group (Angers), in La Meignanne, Maine-et-Loire, France. I don't know if the second photo is more of Jaques or just another trilo-bit. Thanks for indulging me. Yeah, I'm digressing..... -
During the Christmas holidays, i had the opportunity to go out again for a trilobites hunt. Could spend 2 days there splitting shale. The site is Ordovician. The plan is to split good looking shale blocks, the bigger the better. For site pictures, you can go check on my previous report here I manage to find nearly complete or nearly complete bugs. The first morning, complete ones took their time to show up. The first one was this one : Neseuretus tristani, the most common on the site, but still a cool piece. On it's own it would have make my day. I will post more in a few days
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Hunting for trilobites south of Rennes (Britanny - France)
elcoincoin posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi there. At the end of february 2016, the local club which i belong to had a shot at a trilobite site. We were granted the authorization to spend the day at a landfilling site south of Rennes. We were allowed to scout for the rock piles they take from the ground to dig the alcoves were the trash is buried. Those are indeed a bit off the burying place itself. Gathering point was at the reception of the site. Once all there we drove to the back of the site, close to the shale piles. Here's how the place looks like from the top of the piles (excuse the poor quality of the picture, only had my phone) The site is ordovician (Llandeilian) After some time spent to an older shale pile with not much luck, it was partially covered with grass. We headed to a pile that wasnt there last year : fresh pile with fresh rocks and fresh trilos. Lots of trilo parts were lying on the ground : mostly Ectiallaneus (specially cephalons and pygidia) and Neuseretus species. Here's a few In situ pictures : a little bit of "find the trilo - bit" instead of the usual "spot the shark tooth" ! Everyone present more or less found complete or nearly complete pieces. So at the end of the afternoon we left the spot exhausted but happy. Looking forward to go again next year. That's all for tonight, i will post the results of the hunt once the definitive set of photos is taken- 18 replies
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