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Hey Everyone I am new to the Fossil Forum but not new to fossil hunting! I am looking to connect with some fossil hunters form the Northeast US to get into some hunting in 2019. I went to school in Buffalo, NY for Geology and Earth Science back in 2009-2014. I have loved fossils my whole life so it was a perfect place to soak in everything fossils. Lets just say I did a TON of fossil hunting over a 5-6 year period and got decent at it :). I was able to learn a lot from Dr. Richard Batt who did tons of research on the Buffalo geology. Long story short....I ended up joining my long standing family business and I do not have something to satisfy the Geology and Fossil itch. Anyway....to the topic... Pseudodechenella rowi This is probably my most rare and prized trilobite but I do have others that are my favorite for other reasons lol. If you are familiar with the book "Geology of 18 Mile Creek" by Grabau it has a nice layout of what you can find in the Wanakah shale of the Hamilton group. In it is this trilobite.....but it was called Basidechenella rowi (bad habit I still call it that cause of the book lol).......it was a great look trilobite but was NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. No pieces....nothing...ever. I wanted to find it BAD but all i ever found was a Pygidium at 18 mile creek. Until I diversified my hunting locations......I starting hunting at the Type Locality for the Wanakah Shale for trilobites after a tip on its location from Dr. Batt. Some pygdidiums showed up once in a While but even those were rare. Then a stretch of beach 50-100 yards wide started being the only place I noticed they kept showing up. Then one day me and 2 friends found a patch of 6!! After that day I have seen 3 more completes come from the same area.....never found a single piece outside of that spot on a spot really. My last fossil trip was there in 2016 and I went to that strip and found a baby rowi complete and an eldredgeops complete. My friend also found a complete rowi that day but it needs prepping. I am going to attach my best 2 rowis (1 could use a touch up with an airbrush and it would be amazing!!), then a pic of all my rowis I've ever found (I don't know where any of my single pygidiums are). I think I may do a post with my Best Greenops and best Eldredegeops trilobites too if people are interested. I can also post some other Buffalo fossils if there is something someone wants to see. Also.....I have a friend with a complete rowi almost that is 80% covered with limestone and I do not feel comfortable prepping her fossil. If anyone is interested in working on it/giving me a quote or idea what it could cost please let me know. Its an amazing fossil...found but still hidden. Thank you for reading!! Looking to make fossil friends and plan Fossil hunting trips! Al