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I recently went to Penn Dixie for the first time and was not disappointed. Our tour guide first showed us the youngest rocks, then the pyrite. Here I found a tiny juvenile Tornoceras, Bactrites, and out guide showed us that individual septum can be found (see this post). I also found a fragment of a non-pyritized tiny Eldredgeops thorax. I found what HynerpetonHunter says is worm coprolites, and a few tiny brachiopods. Then, we went to the place where phosphate can be found. After that, we stayed a little at the place where fossils from the oldest layer were deposited in the soil, and I found a Naticonema gastropod, among the rarest fossils at the site! There were lots of brachiopods, crinoids, and rugose corals here. We then found some more corals, brachiopods, and trilobites at the most recent Dig with the Experts piles that were turned up for collecting. We walked towards the stream and on the other side found many bryozoans and coral (this time Favosites). I dropped my bucket of fossils but was able to find most of its contents again. We went to a place nicknamed "Crinoid Heaven", because of the sheer amount of crinoid columnals that can be found there. after that, we went to the original Dig with the Experts that was unearthed in 1993 (there wasn't much). After this, we went to where some trilobites are, but not as much as the recent Dig with the Experts site, so we went back. By this time our tour was over and we simply filled bucket after bucket of fossils. I found some Bellacartwrightia, Greenops, too many corals, and many, many Eldredgeops. I agree with Clary and Wandersee's (2011) rating of Penn Dixie as the top fossil park in the U.S. Below are some pictures of some of my favorite finds. First, some Eldredgeops. I prepped the top right cephalon with some dental tools. These can be found abundantly, but here are some of my best. ======================================= Some Bellacartwrightia. These are uncommon Asteropygines that are sometimes confused with Greenops. To prove that this cephalon belongs to Bellacartwrightia, look at its cephalon posterior border furrow - it continues down the genal spine, while it ends at the base of Greenops's. Directly above it is a juvenile's pygidium. Some more Bellacartwrightia pygidiums - on the same rock but on different sides. =================================================== A Greenops cephalon - the cephalon posterior border furrow ends at the base of the genal spine and does not deflect backwards. An enrolled Greenops in the matrix. Since Asteropygines have such this cuticles, I am going to wait to prep this one. Note: the scale bar is equivalent to 2 mm, not 1. ============================================= Now for the Gastropod! This is Naticonema, dorsal and ventral. ============================================ Mucrospirifer. ======================================= Placoderm bone? I am not that good with bones and any help would be appreciated on this one. I know more of these have been turning up lately, or at least being recognized. Penn Dixie was certainly worth the long drive and I very highly recommend it!
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I found this last Saturday in Brookfield, Madison County, New York. It’s pretty beat up but there are some features that can still be made out. I was wondering if it might be a bellacartwrightia rather than a greenops, which was my original thought. According to Karl A. Wilson’s Field Guide to the Devonian Fossils of New York, one way to tell the difference is the number of lenses in the eye in a vertical row. For greenops there is maximum of 6. This trilobite has 7 in some places. A picture of the eye, showing a vertical row of 7 lenses. A top view of the trilobite A side view A view of the pygidium Thanks for looking
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From the album: Trilobites
Pygidium 15mm. A gift from Secret Santas Monica and Viola. Moscow Formation Windom Shale Member Smoke Creek Trilobite Bed Givetian Middle Devon Penn Dixie, Hamburg, NY, USA-
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I purchased this from Matt Heaton, who to the best of his recollection got it from Dan Cooper. It was sold as Bellacartwrightia whiteleyi, but that species apparently doesn't come from the Windom Shale.
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This may seem like an obvious question but I’ve always wondered what specific structural differences are present between a Greenops and a Bellacartwrightia. Any help would be appreciated!
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I found this small pygidium while prepping some Penn Dixie material. Not sure whether it’s Greenops or Bellacartwrightia. Any thoughts? @Fossil-Hound @DevonianDigger Hope you don’t mind the tags.
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Masterfully prepared by Malcolm Thornley @Malcolmt. This trilobite is one of the more uncommon species found at Penn Dixie and highly sought after within the Devonian strata of western New York. Recovered from a field dig, Bellacartwrightia sp. appears similar to G. boothi but there are subtle differences. Bellacartwrightia sp. has small bumps running down the axial lobe and a small spike towards the back of the cephalon. This particular specimen is wrapped around the rock. When it was first discovered only the pygidium was visible. Special note: This species is similar to that of B. whitelyi but currently B. whitelyi has never been confirmed as found from the Penn Dixie Windom Shale. Further classification is being undertaken to either confirm this species is B. whitelyi or a new species of Bellacartwrightia. See the Bellacartwrightia entry in Trilobites of New York; Whitelyi, Kloc, Brett 2002.
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Taxonomy: Bellacartwrightia whiteleyi Age: Middle Devonian (Windom) Location: Blasdell, NY (Penn Dixie Quarry) Source: Field Collection- 3 comments
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