historianmichael Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I posted yesterday about a trip I recently made to West Virginia to collect Ordovician trilobites. At the site I also found this piece. It measures approximately 1.25 cm. My initial thought is that it is some type of trilobite cephalon but it doesn't seem to match the trilobites that are listed in literature as being found at this site. Maybe a deformed a buried Isotelus? As you can see in the second photo there is this kind of nub that juts up and out that could be an eye, but I am not sure. I am baffled. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Are you sure this is Ordovician? Looks like Mahantango Fm. matrix, to me. It is reminicent of Dipleura dekayi. You might try removing more matrix. Maybe @piranha will weigh in. 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...
historianmichael Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 @Fossildude19 Yes. It is Ordovician. The other fossils on the block match what is found at the Ordovician site, including evidence of Cryptolithus tesselatus. Attached see a pygidium and part of a lace collar of Cryptolithus. 1 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I would lean toward isotelus partial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historianmichael Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 @cck Thank you for your thoughts. Would you say that this is also a partial Isotelus? I kinda lean towards Flexicalymene but I wasn't sure. It is much smaller than the other one. This is only 7 mm. You can see in the second photo the beginning of where the eye would have been. 1 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I’m agreeing it has a flexi vibe. Nice bits from that site! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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