RCFossils Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Well, i packed up my wife and kids and took a trip down to Southern Indiana for the weekend. We were fortunate to spend a few hours collecting some fossils from a small exposure of Waldron Shale. We managed to come up with a few nearly complete calymene trilobites and several crinioid calyx's. We also found some interesting partial trilobites including this large tail. I was wondering if one of the forum's trilobite experts might be able to identify this Pygidium. I beleive it is some type of Arctinurus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Well, i packed up my wife and kids and took a trip down to Southern Indiana for the weekend. We were fortunate to spend a few hours collecting some fossils from a small exposure of Waldron Shale. We managed to come up with a few nearly complete calymene trilobites and several crinioid calyx's. We also found some interesting partial trilobites including this large tail. I was wondering if one of the forum's trilobite experts might be able to identify this Pygidium. I beleive it is some type of Arctinurus. Here's my stab at it. Metopolichas breviceps, here is a link to a photo. 1 Caleb Midwestpaleo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicranurus Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Nice pygidium. "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Looks like a close match! Thanks Caleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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