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After a summer-long hiatus, I went out to look for some trilobites the other day. I wasn't finding much but the weather was just right: overcast, threatening rain clouds, periodic drizzle, a nice breeze, etc.. so I lost track of time. After a few hours and not finding much beyond the usual suspects,, I was getting ready to leave. I split one more and this block contained three Cerauromeros hydei cephali and upon taking a closer look seemed to show indications of being complete. Gravicalymenes, brachiopod 1 2 3. This one appears to be enrolled. Note the pygidial spine. This will be challenging to prep but I'm going to work on it today. Number 1 prep progress And..ta-da! A little rough, but the matrix wasn't cooperating. The pygidial and genal spines didn't break off during prep, they just weren't there. Dissolved in fossilization. Still happy with these rare finds. I will post results if the roller turns out ok.

Hot off the press is a very exciting announcement of another spectacular trilobite named in my honor. The Amazing Jonathan Adrain has bestowed trilobite immortality on yours truly with Tesselacauda morrisoni. The etymology of Tesselacauda is Latin for "mosaic tail". In the past there were a couple year intervals in between these joyous occasions. As luck would have it, this time it happened within a couple months of the last one. A timeless trilobite treasure that I will cherish forever. I'm delighted to share it with everyone on TFF! Adrain, J.M. & Karim, T.S. 2019 Revision of the Early Ordovician (Late Tremadocian; Stairsian) Cheirurid Trilobite Tesselacauda Ross, with species from the Great Basin, Western USA. Zootaxa, 4661(2):201-255