RJB Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I now know what these trilo guys mean by "ghost" bugs. When i went through these and started prepping them, they are all under a bit of rock, I would start to prep one and there would be no shell whatsoever? I tossed about half of my specimens away because of that. But we did get a few nice ones. Most of these are about 1/2 inch or less but the elongated one is about 1 inch. Too bad it has cephelon problems! Dam!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Nice! The next time you toss some partials, if the cephalon is intact, let me know. I'll take 'em off your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 great bugs RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Real nice! Your toss-pile would probably make me drool... "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...
RJB Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Nice! The next time you toss some partials, if the cephalon is intact, let me know. I'll take 'em off your hands. Hey Solius, these were not partials, I left the partials back at the quarry, but will try to remember you the next time im there. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 ok, here is a very strange critter, if a critter at all? This thing is about 1 inch long and has some little tinly bumps all over it. Any ideas as to what this could be? Weeks Quarry and I think 512 million years old? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 ...This thing is about 1 inch long and has some little tinly bumps all over it. Any ideas as to what this could be? A fossil Frito? My guess is that it's a part of something; no idea what. "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...
RJB Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 A fossil Frito?My guess is that it's a part of something; no idea what. Very Good Auspex. I just looked in my 'What is this wierd thing' book and it says that this is a Fritoensis chipis. Ha!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 ok now for the identifications. pics 1,2, 4 are all cedaria minor, the most common trilo in the weeks, pic 3 is a menomonia semeli (sp?) and the last elongate one is a nephalicephalis beebi the bumpy thing is a part of a Beckwithia typa cephalon, a softbodied trilobitamorph. you can double check my id's at www.weekstrilobites.com good finds. post more if you have more. Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 forgot to mention that there is an inarticulate brachiopod next to the menomonia in pic three. also a nice piece due to the fact that it appears to be on the purple rock. great stuff. brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO! You cleaned up! Congrats, RB "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...
Fossil Magnet Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hi RB! I guess it would be stupid of me to ask if your trip went well, eh, so I wont... Lovely 'bugs' you've got there. You must be well pleased! Gethin "We try not to use the word insane, we prefer the term mentally hilarious... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Thanks everyone. And yeah, I had a super great time. There is nothing that beats eating steaks and potato's over a campfire out in the wilderness with noone around but wildlife after a day of diggin in the dirt and finding new fossils. Well, this trip could have been a bit warmer? But I still have some trilo pics to show. I did a bit of prep on some bugs that i found a couple of years ago in the Drums. I will try and do that tomorrow? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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