pleecan Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 This is my smallest Trilobite to date.... measures a whole 2mm in length! Cambrian (Changaspis elongate) from Guizhou province(Southwest) of China. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placoderms Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Nice bug PL! I think this is my smallest complete trilo: 1.91 mm Triarthrus from "Jo's Quarry" in New York. It happened to be a sunny day and the pyrite caught my eye, I almost chucked it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placoderms Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Bigger bug from the silica shale, 9 mm wide roller-> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Nice one Plac that is a real tiny Triarthrus... I like the enrolled trilobite. Thanks for posting. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Here is my smallest Enrolled Isotelus from Bowmanville ON about the size of a penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Here are some little guys. www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Wow is that ever neat! so tiny compared to the paper clip. Thanks for posting. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt cable Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) Here's one of my smallest. It's about 6 mm long. Brachyaspidion microps from the upper Wheeler shale, Cambrian. Edited March 2, 2010 by matt cable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Matt Cable that is a nice trilo! Lots of details.... PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 From: http://www.cafepress.com/trilobite.231938837 Woooo Hoooo (Not going to make it as long or as cool as Rons' just out of respect) The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Here's one of my smallest. It's about 6 mm long. Brachyaspidion mircops from the upper Wheeler shale, Cambrian. This I like! Just look at the detail! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt cable Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yeah, that's why I picked him up at my clubs Christmas auction. He even has a spine coming off the center of his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Unbelievable...!!! Matt.... that is quality preservation.... nice aquisition... I also like 32FordBoy's Trilo plate to.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtxs2009 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Bigger bug from the silica shale, 9 mm wide roller-> very nice placoderams! could you show us more facies? I am looking for trilos and ammonites my blogmy fossils collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Always lovely to see trilobites! Especially Matt's specimen is very nicely preserved! cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 This is the vaguest and smallest trilobite fossil I own, measures aprox. 3mm. Can you see it? It comes from the Cambrian of Metaline Falls, Washington State. This site is closely related to the Burgess Shale fauna, and the plate also has an Elrathina cordillerae and Ogygopsis klotzi on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 The picture isn't my finest work, but the little agnostid (Baltagnostus eurypyx I believe) at the top of the photo comes in at 2 mm Cambrian -Marjum formation House Range Millard County, Utah 1 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 A few more, also seen in my gallery 1 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Kevin very nice presentation! You got quite an assortment of tiny trilo... nice collection. I see we got another Ontario fossil collector joining the forum... Blastoid. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 This is the vaguest and smallest trilobite fossil I own, measures aprox. 3mm. Can you see it? It comes from the Cambrian of Metaline Falls, Washington State. This site is closely related to the Burgess Shale fauna, and the plate also has an Elrathina cordillerae and Ogygopsis klotzi on it. Thanks for posting Mark. You can enhance the picture by electronically contrast, bightness, gamma settings to bring out relief and details. PL Tried to enhance / reprocess your photo with limited success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Nice mini trilos everyone! PL, I think we all must have some of the Cambrian Peronopsis interstricta's from the Wheeler Shale in Utah! They are certainly tiny! Here is another one just a tad smaller than Abe Lincoln's ear! approx 2.5mm And then a virtual monster---a 12mm Middle Cambrian Ellipsocephalus hoffi from Jince-Czech Republic Regards, Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Neat looking trilos Chris... thanks for posting. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 PL, I got to looking more closely at the plate that the Peronopsis I posted earlier came from. There actually is an even smaller "adult" <2mm specimen as shown in the photo below. Now you got me wondering how small the larval stages of this trilobite must be---I'll need to dig around on the web unless someone can point me to a reference to see if there is a diagram showing size and what their form/shape was. Although this plate isnt prepped out you can see quite a bit of detail with just a magnifying glass. Probably couldnt see a larval stage if it was there but something to think about. I see all the fun you are having with your microscope--maybe I need to add that to my "hobby wish list". Thanks for the thread! Regards, Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinus Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) Here are some of my tiny trilobites from the Arkona Formation. All are complete. Just crawl on your hands and knees for a few hours and you are sure to find one. Edited March 4, 2010 by crinus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 PL, I got to looking more closely at the plate that the Peronopsis I posted earlier came from. There actually is an even smaller "adult" <2mm specimen as shown in the photo below. Now you got me wondering how small the larval stages of this trilobite must be---I'll need to dig around on the web unless someone can point me to a reference to see if there is a diagram showing size and what their form/shape was. Although this plate isnt prepped out you can see quite a bit of detail with just a magnifying glass. Probably couldnt see a larval stage if it was there but something to think about. I see all the fun you are having with your microscope--maybe I need to add that to my "hobby wish list". Thanks for the thread! Regards, Chris Hey Chris: Now that is a tiny trilobite... The microscope is often under utilized over looked .... there is a universe of palaeo materials just waiting to be probe.... with elegant micro structures ... all unseen with the naked eye.... reminds me of the book/movie Fantastic Voyage ... explorations of inner space. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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