piranha Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Extra Extra...... our friend Qing Liu has a new paper published. To compliment his previous exciting discovery of the only known complete specimen of Neodrepanura premesnili is this exciting ventral specimen. The paper was just published in the last week and is presently available as an open access file. Based on 144 downloads of the original file in this thread I thought there might be some interest among the trilobite enthusiasts to add this pdf as well. Congratulations Qing! LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I missed this wonderful discovery. Congrats Caesar :Bananasaur: Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Congratulations again, Caesar, and thanks for the PDF Scott! "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 congrats caeser! all the best from beijing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I'm a little late to the party. Does anyone have an image of the complete specimen? Apparently the links have been removed. It would be much appreciated. Thanks. Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I'm a little late to the party. Does anyone have an image of the complete specimen? Apparently the links have been removed. It would be much appreciated. Thanks. Tom Clarification. I have the article describing the ventral morphology. What I would like is the previous article describing the dorsal morphology.....or just a photograph of the entire specimen, dorsally. I recently obtained a "bat stone" with many cranadiums and I was curious if any were from Neodrepanura. Any help would be much appreciated. Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 On 8/13/2013 at 7:01 AM, TOM BUCKLEY said: Clarification. I have the article describing the ventral morphology. What I would like is the previous article describing the dorsal morphology.....or just a photograph of the entire specimen, dorsally. I recently obtained a "bat stone" with many cranadiums and I was curious if any were from Neodrepanura. Any help would be much appreciated. Tom Hi Tom, The figures are attached and I just sent the PDF via PM. Liu, Q., & Lei, Q. (2011) First known complete specimen of Neodrepanura (Trilobita: Damesellidae) from the Cambrian Kushan Formation, Shandong, China. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 35(3):397-403 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 That trilobite is breathtaking My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleozoo Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I was browsing through this forum to find something about Drepanura. About 10 years ago I was in China on holidays and saw these two ladies selling something that looks like a trilobite. On closer look it was a complete trilobite about 3 1/2" long. Back in those days I didn't know what it was so I bought it. It turn out to be a complete Neodrepanura premesili. I am getting ready all the tools to get it prep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxytropidoceras Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, paleozoo said: I was browsing through this forum to find something about Drepanura. About 10 years ago I was in China on holidays and saw these two ladies selling something that looks like a trilobite. Great find. Thanks for posting a picture. Please, post a picture when you are finished preparing it. Yours, Paul H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, paleozoo said: I was browsing through this forum to find something about Drepanura. About 10 years ago I was in China on holidays and saw these two ladies selling something that looks like a trilobite. On closer look it was a complete trilobite about 3 1/2" long. Back in those days I didn't know what it was so I bought it. It turn out to be a complete Neodrepanura premesili. I am getting ready all the tools to get it prep. How fantastic! Can't wait to see it prepped. Good luck. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Something looks fishy about that trilobite... Hope it's not fake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Something looks fishy about that trilobite... Hope it's not fake! I agree. There are no axial segments, and the pleura are not symmetrical. It looks like a rough carving. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Compared to Neodepraneura premesili there are too few pleural lobes (7, should be 11). The axis has been scratched in with a chisel or similar straight edged tool; you can see the edges are unnaturally straight. Also the cranidium seems to be oriented front to back. It's possible the specimen is a slightly disarticulated but complete trilobite that was heavily weathered and detailed have been "enhanced" crudely. It's also possible that there was an authentic pygidium and backwards cranidium, and the thorax was added in to fill the gap. Some prepping should reveal the truth. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Does the matrix around the trilo look right to you guys, or does it look like some sort of clay/filler added to smooth over scratch marks etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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