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Collected by Ed Books-
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Swatara Gap.-
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Rare odontoplurid from Swatara Gap.-
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Rare odontoplurid from Swatara Gap, collected and featured in Kerry Matt’s book.-
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Collected by Kerry Matt in 1987 at Swatara Gap.-
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Today I went to visit a friend of mine who purchased a flat of swatara gap material recently from an old collection. After hanging out and chatting for a bit he mentioned he had something to show me. He revealed a flat of incredible material to say the least, Two Acidaspis, a nearly perfect 3 inch Isotelus, and a massive Taeniaster flanked by two carpoids. The other specimens in the box were more common but impressively complete. I made an offer on the spot, after negotiating for a little we made a deal and I went home with the collection I knew most of the specimens had been collected by my good friend Kerry Matt as he had mentioned the specimens to me while collecting before. After talking to Kerry we agreed I’d return a few of the specimens to his collection in a trade. While I have all the specimens I thought I’d share them as they the species are often never seen from Swatara. See attached images of the specimens for the details. For context about Swatara Gap read: R.I.P Swatara Gap Top to bottom: Isotelus gigas: collected by Kerry Matt in 1984. Acidaspis cincinnatienis Acidaspis cincinnatienis Taeniaster spinosus with 2 carpoids belonging to the genus Ateleocystites. Ateleocystites Ateleocystites note the intact tube feet on the brittle star arm next to it.
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I've been collecting at the actual Swatara Gap site since I was a kid and over the years collected most of the trilobites and starfish that were found there. However, there are some starfish that I would like to verify. I've tried literature searches and know there is a 1989 paper on them , but I cannot find it on-line. Hopefully, one of you guys can help with identifying these specimens. Any help would be appreciated/
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Hey everyone, Thought I’d share a recent acquisition of mine with you all! This is an extremely rare odontopleurid called Diacanthaspis sp. from the closed Ordovician locality at Swatara gap. These trilobites were not often found at the trilobite beds at Swatara Gap but rather in the echinoderm beds. One publications states that in 100 hours of digging one could expect one articulated specimen. It is probably the 7th 8th most rare trilobite species at Swatara behind Proteus and Platylichas.
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An extremely rare eurypterid from the classic and closed Swatara Gap locality
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Hello everyone! Today I acquired a specimen that is of a rarity that's nearly unparalleled. The specimen in question is the cuticle of a Eurypterid from the famous, classic, and closed Ordovician locality at Swatara Gap. I believe it is undescribed and I can tell its a eurypterid for sure by the scaling pattern on the cuticle. Eurypterids aren't unheard of at Swatara Gap but I have never seen a specimen or even known about a specimen other then the one I have. They are extremely rare and were probably over looked by collectors due to not knowing what they were. I acquired the eurypterid from a close friend, Kerry Matt. Kerry collected it over 40 years ago, after a talking to him about it (he knows I'm obsessed with these things lol!) we worked out a trade!! The eurypterid itself is most likely closely related to the genera Echinognathus and Megalograptus. This specimen is just breath taking and so exciting to me. It might be my favorite specimen in my collection!!!- 7 replies
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From the album: Pennsylvania trilobites
Triarthrus sp. Martinsburg shale Pennsylvania-
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Flexicalymene sp. Martinsburg shale Pennsylvania-
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Cryptolithus bellulus Martinsburg shale Pennsyvania-
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Hi everyone! I may be wrong the way I was with trilobite gender, but is this soft tissue????? It might just be a stain on the rock, but it is inside a Michelinoceras body chamber, and looks similar to pictures of cephalopod soft tissue fossils (ex. the squid and octopus from Lebanon). Is this just a false alarm or am I really on to something here?
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Hi everyone! I was going through my Swatara Gap fossils when I came across this specimen, which I had originally thought to be coral. However, it looks similar to pictures of Spyroceras I've seen. Can anyone help? The first picture shows the texture, the second picture is a cross section, and the third picture is an imprint on the other side of the rock that looks cephalopody.
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It was a beautiful sunny day here in PA so I took advantage of it by cracking open some rocks I found earlier this year at Swatara Gap State Park. Pics 1 & 2. I'm thinking this is part of a Greenops. Both cast and mold shown. One pic taken in sunlight and one in shade. My question is, is this the head with eyes showing? It's at an angle where I can't quite figure it out.
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As I learn more and more about this hobby of fossil collecting and study I'm unfortunately also finding out more about those once great fossil collecting sites that have been destroyed or we no longer have access to; ones like Swatara Gap, Linton, Ohio, Eighteen Mile Creek, Centerfield, just to name a few. There are also others like Inversand, NJ and St Clair, PA which are threatened with closure. I would like to invite the membership to share their thoughts and (feelings) about what could possibly be done to possibly reopen some of the closed sites and to keep those that are endangered open. Maybe share some stories about places that are no longer accessible and of course photos of fossils from places where they can no longer be collected. Those fossils I'm showing are Mucrospirifers from Eighteen Mile Creek near Buffalo, NY., a site that just closed last Spring. Thank you and happy posting.
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