Bonehunter Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Good morning all! A couple successful days of collecting and to my amazement, two trilobite pygidiums!. My amateurish guess is Ameura missourensis? It was found in Kansas City in a Winterset limestone outcropping. When I looked closer, there is something I thought could be part of the cephalon or some other fossil in the second photo about 12:00? Not sure if I should pursue cleaning it (and don't know how )-thoughts appreciated! Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Sounds likely to me that these are Ameura. We would need a better picture of the second item in Pic 2 to say anything further about that. Have a look at this Topic. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehunter Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Sounds likely to me that these are Ameura. We would need a better picture of the second item in Pic 2 to say anything further about that. Have a look at this Topic. Hey thanks!- that is very helpful except the cleaning aspect- any suggestions? I have PM'd him asking also. Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Not sure there is much more to clean here. You could try to remove some matrix from around the pygidiums, I suppose. I would use a dental pic, engraver, or scriber. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehunter Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 I mean above the second pydigium-there is a cobbled appearance with some matrix between it and the "bite"? Could I clean that and maybe its another portion of a trilobite/this one? Its not in your pic but in my original post pic there's something there?.....Thanks again!! Bone 6 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Not sure there is much more to clean here. You could try to remove some matrix from around the pygidiums, I suppose. I would use a dental pic, engraver, or scriber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 It's possible there might be more above the pygidium, but I don't think the picture is clear enough to tell. You can try gently probing in the matrix around there and see if more cleans off, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehunter Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 Thanks again all!- I think I'll try- I have some dental tools, ultrasonic dental equipment, etc. ....I'll let ya know how it goes!.....thanks! Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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