GerryK Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 In the Ordovician, Trenton Limestones of Ontario Canada and New York, there are many species of Ceraurus that have been described. Yet, more are found in Canada than in New York. This is most likely due to a lot more collecting in Ontario and shallower environment in Ontario verses deeper water in New York. Some of the related genera like Bufoceraurus and Leviceraurus in Ontario have not been found in NY. It was exciting for me to find this cluster of Ceraurus in New York because they appear to be the same species of C. plattinensis that have been described from Ontario. However, the Ontario/NY C. plattinensis are different than the C. plattinensis that comes from the Decorah in Missouri. They are being looked at and will be described as a new species and deposited in the New York State Museum. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 OMG, this is museum quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Amazingly beautiful, and important find. Thanks for posting them here. 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Wow, what an amazing find! Beautiful trilobites and scientifically important! Great job! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Now that is one fantastic plate you lucky guy! Hats off also for the museum donation, but I guess there's no choice there if a paper's in the offing. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Fantastic find, Gerry! Thank you for donating it to the Museum, and furthering the knowledge of trilobites in NY. 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...
Kane Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 An excellent, envy-inducing find! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taj Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Magnificent! Just amazing! Congratulations on an incredible discovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 3 hours ago, GerryK said:However, the Ontario/NY C. plattinensis are different than the C. plattinensis that comes from the Decorah in Missouri. They are being looked at and will be described as a new species and deposited in the New York State Museum. “They” is unclear. What trilobites are being donated to the NY museum: the Missouri ones, this plate or something else? This is an amazing piece and will be hard for others to top. Congratulations. 3 hours ago, GerryK said:However, the Ontario/NY C. plattinensis are different than the C. plattinensis that comes from the Decorah in Missouri. They are being looked at and will be described as a new species and deposited in the New York State Museum. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Congratulations Gerry. That is a spectacular and important find. The NYS museum will be good new home for it. Only complete Cerausus I've seen from New York were from the Rust Walcott Quarry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Great find Gerry. Will you be the one writing this up? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Congrats on the epic find! High five for the donation to the museum and helping to further science! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryK Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, DPS Ammonite said: “They” is unclear. What trilobites are being donated to the NY museum: the Missouri ones, this plate or something else? This is an amazing piece and will be hard for others to top. Congratulations. The pictured plate is going to the NYSM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryK Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Great find Gerry. Will you be the one writing this up? Don I've been working with two others on the revision of Ceraurus. However, this work has come to a halt due to this virus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 So much has been forced to pause due to this virus. Hopefully everyone will be well and the work will resume once it is safe to do so. I look forward to seeing the finished product! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Outstanding find..a shame that there are very few areas in Ontario that we are still allowed to collect in... I suspect there are a lot more Ceraurus out there still waiting to be found and described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 That's an unbelievable plate of trilobites - WOW!!! Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Cooler than cool! Just don't see nice bugs like that everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Beautiful piece. How big is the plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, hrguy54 said: Beautiful piece. How big is the plate? If the scale in the first picture is in cm, it looks to be around 11 cm long by 9 cm wide, perhaps? 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...
GerryK Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: If the scale in the first picture is in cm, it looks to be around 11 cm long by 9 cm wide, perhaps? The scale bar is one inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryK Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Malcolmt said: Outstanding find..a shame that there are very few areas in Ontario that we are still allowed to collect in... I suspect there are a lot more Ceraurus out there still waiting to be found and described. So far we have come up with 60 different Ceraurus and related genera, 30 of them are undescribed. Then there are a few more undescribed Ceraurus in private collections. We are also thankful to those who did donate there specimens to our work on the Ceraurus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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