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Hi everybody. I live in Wisconsin and primarily collect dinosaur fossils (which unfortunately I can’t find in Wisconsin) but I have recently really been having the urge to search for fossils myself so I’m wondering if anyone has info on Wisconsin fossils. I know there is a spot in Waukesha where some unusual fossils were found and a spot near platville where some great trilobites are found. Does anyone know how to get access to collect at these types of sites or any other good options? Also just out of curiosity, is Wisconsin a rarely collected state which could leave many potential new things to find?
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Hello Everyone!! I recently spent a week with Allan Lang collecting eurypterids. Me and Allan have been good friends for a couple of years, he is kind enough to invite me up to dig with him! We found many things over the course of the week some of the highlights were a Proscorpius, a few complete specimens of Acutiramus, and many Eurypterus. Ill attach some photos below. We spent most of the time splitting massive chunks of waterlime from the Phelps member of the fiddlers green formation. It can be very dangerous at times due to the weight and size of the rock, but often many complete eurypterids can be found in them. The Proscorpius was the most exciting find for me, The quarry has produced quite a few this year which is unusual as they are incredibly rare. It was a super fun time, I always love hanging out with Allan and collecting eurypterids at the quarry.
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I live in jersey near Philadelphia and I was hoping to find eurypterid fossils but the only stop I can find is Lang’s quarry which is over 5 hours away and cost a ton to hunt. I am wonder if anyone has found evidence of eurypterids in Pennsylvania , Maryland, or southern New York. If you have any pictures I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Noel.
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I’m currently working on a secret paleo-recreation project and was wondering whether Eurypterids (sea scorpions), specifically of the suborder Eurypterina, had 360 degrees of eyesight (like modern flies) due to compound eyes? If not, then could they move their eyes independently of one another? Or in other words, could sea scorpions move their eyes to look in two different directions at once?
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Hey everyone, today I found a new locality!! This locality is in the famous Shawangunk formation and it produces rare eurypterids. I have found Shawangunk material at a few localities but its interesting to compare the abundance of fauna at different localities. This new locality (like the others) primarily produces Parahughmilleria, However, 2 odd specimens were also found. One really reminds me of the invalid species Dolichopterus otisius. It is likely Nanahugmilleria clarkei. The other specimen is much more odd to me it could be Hughmilleria shawangunk but it could also be Kiaeropterus otisius. Ether way these eurypterids are incredibly rare, the Shawangunk is a very hard formation to understand and eurypterids are very scarce. Even with all the challenges that come with these sites its still probably my favorite formation to collect. Photo 1. Hughmilleria shawangunk? Photo 2. Nanahugmilleria clarkei? Photo 3. Parahughmilleria maria Photo 4. Parahughmilleria maria Photo 5. Hardieopterus myops (could be mineralization)
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