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Found in Blacksmith Canyon, UT area. Research indicates there are exposures of Cambrian in/near this formation. Burgess Shale type Cambrian fossils are found nearby in the Wellsville mountains. Wondering if could be Yuknessia or Sphenoecium. References: https://kumip.ku.edu/cambria.../Utah-Localities&Geology.html http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/58341-utah-fossil-id-not-the-trilobite/ https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/32568435.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331617957_The_Spence_Shale_Lagerstatte_an_Important_Window_into_Cambrian_Biodiversity

Earlier this month @JD3B and I went a incredible fossil hunting road trip. The title may be a bit misleading, as only one day was actually spent in the badlands. There were however, plenty of good times. We were lucky to have the opportunity to visit a few storied formations, and even luckier to have a couple tff legends to guide us. The first morning was an early one with a 3:00 am wake up. I was at Jacob's (JD3B) by 4:00 and on the road before 5:00. First stop, the Helena, Montana area to visit the world renowned @RJB museum of natural history. We arrived late in the afternoon and honestly, this place alone would have been well worth the long drive from western Washington. One of my few regrets from this trip was not getting any pictures of Ron's amazing collection. If you know where to look however, pictures can be found elsewhere on the forum. Ron, you could charge admission! After touring his prep lab and drooling over display case after display case, it was time for a couple frosty beverages. Over the course of a couple cold ones and a lot of laughs, we went from online acquaintances to friends. He was a gracious host who not only let us park our RV in his yard for the night, but gifted us with some beautiful fossil to remember our stay. The next morning we bid Ron a short lived farewell. We were to meet up again in few days to do a little "fishin". But in the mean time, we set our sights to SE Idaho to try our luck hunting trilobites. Here are my first fossils of the trip, acquired from the "gift shop" at the RJBMNH. Thanks again Ron, you're all right. I don't care what Jacob says about you.I didn't get specific IDs for these, but first one is bird tracks, second is sand dollars, then pectin and cockles.