Middle Tennessee trilobites

[Tom Westermeier]

[Tom Westermeier]

Just now, Tom Westermeier said:

Trilobite from Arnheim Formation on bottom; Trilobite from small Waldron shale area near Pegram TN on top. I love trilobites but my personal finds are not as nice as my purchases. Nashville is not "trilobite rich."

[Fossildude19]

@piranha  @Kane

 

I can't help with ID, but these guys may be able to help.
Your second one needs some prep work to expose what more there may be underneath the matrix.

But I would guess some sort of calymenid.

[FossilDAWG]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

Nashville may not be trilobite rich, but those are some nice examples.  The cerarid in the second photo looks like it could turn out very nice indeed in the hands of a competent prepper.  Even the first one would be fine after treatment with some air abrasive.  It looks like the eyes are in good shape and so you would be able to see all the lenses.

 

Don

[FossilDAWG]

BTW in the second photo there is what looks like a hypostome of a cerarid on the bottom left, but it's too large to belong to the articulated specimen so it must have been from another larger individual.

 

Don

[Tom Westermeier]

Any recommendations for prep workers would be appreciated. Probably not appropriate for the forum to advertise but I would appreciate any recommendations on the side. I think the Waldron shale bug is glymptanbon (dalmanites verrucosus)