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Hi everyone. Here is a trip report from a recent visit to the Liberty formation in Indiana. I almost exclusively hunted the "butter shale". I made a 3.5 hour drive from Illinois and hunted for approximately five hours. Feel free to drop some IDs if you know them offhand. this is my first time hunting this area so im relatively unfamiliar with the flora. Here is a picture of most of my finds before cleaning: I'll start with the trilobites. I did not do as well as I had hoped in this department, but I did manage to get a few. My best trilobite was about 75% complete and only about half an inch long. I somehow managed to lose that little guy along the way, as he wasnt in my bag when I got home. As for the trilobites that made it home, here are some pieces: Next are some brachiopods. I just want to say how happy I am to have found this first one. It is in such good condition and I love the shape of it: Here are some more images of a few brachiopods I cleaned up. This does not reflect all the brachiopods I found, but shows a good representation of what is present in this formation. Here is one of many horn corals just because: And here is something I do not have an ID on. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks for looking. If I return back the this site, my fingers are still crossed for rolled trilobite!
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From the album: Mahatango Formation
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Hey guys new here, I found this a few days ago in west Texas and was hoping someone could help me out with an ID.. any help on this is greatly appreciated
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I am attaching images of Ordovician trilobites in my collection. I found the free, online Geological Survey Professional Paper 583-E to be very useful for identifying the Flexicalymene and Isotellus trilobites. Comments/suggestions/corrections are welcome. The 1st image is of Ordovician Flexicalymene meeki trilobites that I found in a creek bed in the Arnheim (sunset?) formation in Mt. Orab, Ohio. I identified these trilobites as F. meeki based on their relatively wide and sharp cephalons (heads). This is in contrast to the relatively narrow cephalons of F. retrorsa. The 2nd image is of a specimen collected on the same trip in the same same creek bed. The large fossil I have identified as the pygidium (tail) of the Isotellus maximus trilobite because it is not nearly as narrow and triangular as the pygidium of a I. gigantas trilobite. In the upper left is a prone flexicalymene trilobite that I have identified as an F. retrorsa due to the relatively narrow cephalon (compared to the body). If these identifications are correct then it is clear that all three species were contemporaneous. The third image is of a prone Flexicalymene retrorsa (my identification) trilobite from the Arnheim formation in Mt. Orab, Ohio. Note the relatively narrow cephalon (head). Image 4 is of a Isotellus maximus trilobite from the Ordovician Arnheim formation in Mt. Orab, Ohio. I identified this specimen based on the presence of genal spines on the cephalon as well as the relatively broad pygidium. Image 5 is of a larger, beat up Isotellus maximus trilobite from the Ordovician Arnheim formation in Mt. Orab, Ohio. I identified this specimen based on the presence of stubs of genal spines. Image 6 is of an Ordovician Cryptolithus instabilis trilobite from Buith Wells, Wales. I had previously found a small arc like fossil with perforations in Cincinnati and I had no idea about the source. I only recognized it after I saw the cephalon of the cryptolithus trilobite. This particular specimen has very little contrast with the bedrock so I altered the exposure and contrast in an effort to improve clarity. Image 7 is of a small, Ordovcian Amypxina bellatula trilobite from the Bellatula formation in Edgewood, MO. Image 8 is of a 505-438 MYA Diacalymene trilobite from the Ktaoua formation in Morocco.MtOrab.thumb.jpg.e888655c877a84663d5e37201303b43d.jpg)
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I recently bought this gem remopleurides (?) trilobite and I think it could definitely use some work. my question is, how the heck do I find someone to prep this thing for a normal price without destroying it! I live in NC so the closer to me the better!
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I visited the ROM in Toronto, during the Toronto trip. I’ll just let the images do the talking. Metaspriggina The wall of early spines. Sponges, and other things. A worm. Gogia.
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Hi! I wanna know about species of this chinese trilobite. it from guizhou Province, China. Could you kindly provide information on the specific species of Chinese trilobite?
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Hi! I have a trilobite that comes from Sweden. It is hard for me to classify its species. It from Cambrian, Andrarum, Skåne/Scania, Sweden What species of this trilobite?
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From the album: Mahantango Formation
Enrolled Dipleura dekayi Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania- 1 comment
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It’s from Hubei, China and no age is given other than Ordovician. Apologies for the blurry images, it’s been shipped to somewhere else for a bit.
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trilobite fragment. carboniferous oquirrh formation, utah.
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Hello everyone! I'm heading to St. Louis to observe the Solar Eclipse this week, which is likely to be clouded out. I'm trying to salvage the trip by looking for Trilobite fossils as I have read they can be plentiful in this area. Can anyone share tips on what to look for as far as formations? I think my best bet is to look for rock cuts on the highways in the area. Any help and even general locations to search are much appreciated. Thank you!
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I recently went on a trip to southern New Mexico. I made it out to Apache Hill, near the ghost town of Lake Valley and did some fossil hunting in the Carboniferous deposits there. The fossils are in the Mississippian Lake Valley Limestone. Here is a little history about the site: https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/tour/landmarks/lake_valley/home.html I found a lot of stuff, but a few fragments have baffled me. There are supposed to be trilobites found there and I was wondering if anyone could help me identify these remains, trilobite parts or crushed shells? May be difficult as they are just fragments, but any help is greatly appreciated. 1.2.2 2.3 3. 4. 5.
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Giant Cambrian trilobite - real or fake?
CuentoDeHadas posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I just bought this giant Cambrian trilobite fossil from a consignment shop that specializes more in carpets than in fossils. I am a beginner at fossils and didn't realize until after purchasing that this type of fossil is very frequently faked. Does any part of this look real to you all or does it look like a composite/ cast? I am particularly suspicious of the bottom left portion which looks carved to me, but again my knowledge is very limited so I am open to the possibility it is entirely fake. I did shine a UV light on it but am not exactly sure what I am supposed to be looking for there? Also, I am not sure if this is relevant but it has a strong rusty smell to it. If it is fake, I will reach out to my friends at the shop and see what my options are; I am one of their favorite customers haha as I have purchased a lot of high-ticket carpets from them, so I feel confident they will make me whole in one way or another.
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Hello everyone, I was wondering if it would be possible to prep Moroccan trilobites with my dremel 290 and ZoicPaleotech bits (and get decent results). I've been wanting to buy some unprepared specimens, but am unsure if I'd be able to do anything to them. Is there any particular matrixes or species you'd recommend? also, where would one aquire affordable, unprepared specimens? I'm not an expert fossil-prepper by any means (as you can tell by my current tools). Thanks in advance.
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Quick Stops throughout Canada-NY, Focusing on Toronto
Isotelus2883 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
This week, I had an opportunity to make some very quick (>30 min) stops along the way to a conference in Toronto, and on the way back. 1. The first stop was in Montreal, pretty close to the hotel. It was an exposure of the Tétreauville Formation. A 20 minute stop, coupled with the fact that even fragments of shale had to be pried out of the frozen ground, and that the shale was mostly empty, made this not the most productive stop. I did manage, however, to find some trilobite fragments. Starting with some small shell-less Sowerbyella sp. And of course trilobite bits, negatives, of course because my luck is just like that. Flexicalymene senaria Cheiruridae indet.
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Hi everyone! I visited an exposure of the Milwaukee formation within Milwaukee city, Wisconsin this weekend. Found lots of brachiopods, corals and bryozoans, and brought some rocks home. Then today I decided to smack some of them with a hammer - and this trilobite pygidium emerged out of nowhere. I don’t know a lot about inverts - can anyone help with the ID please, if it’s identifiable at all? I’m pretty sure it is from the Lindwurm member of the Milwaukee formation (Givetian - Middle Devonian). Thanks!
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I saw a post on facebook that someone was looking to get rid of some fossils they had collected locally so I arranged to meet up this afternoon. Most of what was being offered were carboniferous fossil ferns from St Clair and they had some beautiful examples from the site that has been closed to collecting for several years now.
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So I have some questions for you guys. Could you please tell me what these are? 1. 2 3 4 5 6
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Which order does it belong to? He came from Morocco. I'm a teacher (though not a science teacher) and he's sort of a class pet and we want to know more about him. Thanks. https://1drv.ms/v/s!AmuFEBQuZwjm0xzvQQf17GbPGb6L 3D video of trilobite here Trilobite 3D video.MOV
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Legal places to find Trilobites or Ammonites in California?
kwic13 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello! My first post here. I was just wondering if anyone knew of specific locals in order to find ammonites or trilobites in California? I found the website below somewhat useful, and have googled some of the locals on this area that have slightly pinpointed more specific areas, but I do know that sometimes fossils are only present on one part of one exposed cliff, and whatnot, and if I am going to go through the middle of nowhere, I don't want to not see fossils. http://www.fossilspot.com/STATES/CA.HTM Anyways, I haven't quite chosen my road trip route yet, but I will start in Calexico, CA and end in San Francisco, CA. I will likely go to the Chocolate Mountains, up to Blythe, CA, then across the Mojave to Bakersfield, CA (passing by the Trilobite Wilderness), then through the Carrizo Plains, and then up to Pinnacles NP, and then hopefully end up in San Francisco. If anyone knows a spot that isn't too inaccessible (I will have a 4WD), please let me know! Thank you. -
Hi, as promised this is part two of my fossil collection. 1. Trilobite. (Bought) 2. Orthoceras (bought) 3. Knightia (bought) 4. Ichthyosaur vertebrae (bought ) Soon I’ll post part three.
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Hi! I wanna know about species of onnia.. I think it is Onnia seunesi or Onnia superba, but i don't know exactly. What is this??
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