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Hi there, I’m currently exploring the region of the cantabrian mountains in Spain south of Villamanin, in the aptly named cantabrian zone, but I’m struggling to identify this small trilobite I found on the las hiruelas road east of La Vid. Granted it’s only a pygidium exposed but I don’t want to risk damaging it for now. From the geological map I know it’s from the Furada/San Pedro formation which spans the Silurian to Devonian boundary but I can’t find any comparable images online. I’m hoping someone on here can help. Thanks for your time L.
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I have a few trilobites from Nevada that are bugging me (pun intended). I just know that I have seen these before, but I can't remember or find what species they are. The first looks like some kind of Agnostid with spines off the pygidium. The second maybe a molted cephalon? Any idea of the species would be great!
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Hello everyone! I have a large trilobite collection including phacops, drotops, asaphus, hollardops, reedops, diademaproetus, coltraenia, gerastos, harpes, crotalocephalus & moroccanites etc and they are distinguished to a degree. I purchased one from a recent holiday, it's not of a great quality but it was more of a memento than my love of the bug. This one wasn't labelled, I was inclined to say it's a reedops but wondered if I could get a little more insight! I can add more photos if necessary! Also, I can't wash off the mark left by the price sticker on the front! Any ideas how to best remove it appreciated. Thanks a lot
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I don't know if this is the best category to post this under, or should it go under 'Member Collections' as the items are now part of my collection... A week ago already (Saturday), a couple from the local rockhounds had a garage sale. I think much of the material belonged to the club as these folks had been hosting the club's workshop equipment and it was being moved out to a new place. They said "There are some fossils"... but couldn't say what kind. Unfortunately they couldn't tell me much about the locations, not being fossil people who are careful to record that sort of info. This is the same guy who told me where I might find the source of my possibly-local (Vancouver Island) trilobites that I posted some years ago. I tried pressing him for a clearer idea but I'm hampered by poor maps. I got a slightly better idea but everyone's telling me the gates are always closed now to these backcountry locations and the club looked into getting a key but found out it would cost $1000+ and whatever else. Very frustrating. How am I supposed to solve the mystery now?? Anyway, here's what I got. Nice little Glyptostrobus(?) frond. No location given but it looks like the kind of thing we find around here in our Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Gp but the rock is a little different than what I'm familiar with. Nice specimen anyway.
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From the album: Trilobites
Hydrocephalus carens (Barrande, 1846) Cambrian Jince Fm Skryje, Czech Republic This was a gift from a fossil comrade who collected there.-
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From the album: Trilobites
Odontocephalus sp. (possibly O. selenurus) Field Collection Devonian Imported fill (Dundee, Bois Blanc, Amherstberg Fms), London, Canada. Cephalic fringe fragment. Very rare in Ontario with only a small number of fragments reported in the last 130 years. -
What a haul! Rare goodies from the St. Leon roadcut, Indiana. (Trilobites!)
FossilSniper posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
About a month ago, I headed out on two fossil trips to the well-known St. Leon roadcut in Indiana. I was hunting in the Liberty formation (late Ordovician) with the sole goal of finding some nice trilobites (which I definitely achieved!). Along with multiple rare trilobites, I was able to find some excellent examples of other fossils. The spoils were totally awesome, and I am itching to go back. I hope you enjoy. Best for last. -
Hello folks ! Tis the season to go digging. fa la la la ................. I haven't posted for a spell, but have checked in on occasion. There is a small area of my yard where grass won't grow, just weeds with bare ground in between. This item was lying on the surface. I've ridden the mower over it for 26 years now and finally looked down at the right moment. Looks like it might be the thorax of a trilobite, but am not sure. Is it recognizable to any of you ? Thanks.
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Spent a solid six hours in full sun and heat, with biting deer flies, moving rock at my secluded spot. Temps were about 30 C, but closer to 40 with humidity and heat off the rocks. Mostly splitting mid Devonian rock from the Widder Fm. Mostly looking for trilobites, which can be a game of inches... too far up or down in the strata, you get blanks or brachs. First up, a few brachs. These can cluster up in massive beds. The first one was fairly large but I left it there. I did keep the second one as the long tips are fragile and rarely come out whole.
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Trilobite authenticity
pugrockprincess posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hey everyone! New here. I have a lovely collection of trilobites and have recently purchased a large Devonian Phacops (according to description). He's over 14cm long as you can see by the photo on my hand so I wanted to check its authenticity. I've noted the nice eye detail which I know can be hard to fake. It's a VERY smelly fossil though (actually making me sneeze). Almost a cross between plaster and laundry detergent. Is there anything that could cause this if it's genuine? I will assume it's had small cosmetic enhancements but I cannot find any cracks on the matrix etc. Not even sure what the matrix is made of but it's a glittery beige. Also, would this be a phacops or would it be classed as a drotops? Thanks in advance!
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I have a hunch about these, but I felt it best to get some more seasoned input. The first two are trilobite partials. I'm tempted to call the one on the right just another small Isotelus, but the segmentation doesn't appear quite right. Found in the Lindsay Fm. The second image is a matter of dispute (or so I was told) with one expert stating it is an ammonoid, and another stating it is a gastropod. Found in the Whitby shale. About 5 cm in diameter.
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I have one more that needs to be identified? Also is it real I have looked this up on line but am new to trilobites. I see there are bumps on the eyes and face still need some assistance. Thanks.
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This morning I was going through a bucket if Black Cat Mountain matrix a friend gave to me. I found this nice negative of a large trilobite Pygidium. I wonder if some one might know the species. Thank you
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Purchased from @RJB in auction to benefit TFF.
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I need help identifying and to see if this is in fact a real trilobite, I do believe it was restored some on the back? They did say it is real and I believe from moracco.
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My youngest son has been doing some research and has found a trilobite site out in the middle of what I name as 'No where's ville'. Hes going to drag me out there next week. 7 hours of driving, 3 or 4 hours of splittin shale and back home for dinner and bed. Not looking forward to all that driving, but excited to get out and about digging for old bugs. Will update this once we get back. Wish us luck. RB
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I am preparing a plate from the Upper Pennsylvanian Naco Formation, in Southern Arizona. I think I may have found part of a trilobite, among all the brachiopods. Does anyone have a clue as to the species? I really can't find any info on trilobites in this formation. The locality is definitely not known as a trilobite-collecting one.
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today in the creek I found a snail and brachiopod in this rock
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi this is matt again today in the creek I found this great fossil with a snail and a brachiopod in it here are some photos
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Alrighty, looking at the calender I see the "Penn Dixie digging with the experts" trip is in full swing. We will demand pictures and at least a brief dialog report from members that attend. And the Aurora fest is not far behind so same goes for that as well.
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Help identify this fossil I found in a quarry in brechin Ontario
Ericneufeld posted a topic in Fossil ID
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Took our 4-year-old on a little fossil hunting trip to Craigleith, Ontario today. She had a couple nice finds (the kid knows a trilobite pygidium when she sees one!) but we were really hoping to find a whole bug. We were in luck! I’m so pleased with this find. I was looking through broken slabs of shale, prying it apart with my hands, and this little dude was just sitting inches away watching me! I think it’s pseudogygites latimarginatus again.
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productella lachrymosa fossil find from the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
hi everyone this is matthew again today in the creek I found a fossil called Productella lachrymosa it is from late devonian and is found in New York and the Appalachians here is a photo of the fossil
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I picked up a few pieces one for prep practice and the second because I like it and have never seen it before. The prep is a Devonian trilobite I think drotops but posting here as there are some real experts on these bugs. The second I am most excited about is a plaqaderm from a boney fish again Devonian period I could only think of dunkleostosus but am sure there are more species than this. Creating a new topic as per troodons advice, hope this is ok.
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I found these two trilobites in an old collection and need some help. They are both labeled as Silurian from Glenridge Quarry at St Catharines, Ontario. They are listed as Gasport Formation. Before anyone gets too upset, they were collected pre 1991 as that is the date it was cataloged. So when these were collected, the site was either an active quarry or a garbage dump and not the park it is today. The first trilobite is obviously a Calymene. If anyone knows the species that would be appreciated. The second trilobite is what has be stumped. No clue as to what it is. It is just labeled as unknown with the locality information. Any clue out there??? Joe
