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More Ordivician Trilobites From Vermont


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The day after Christmas was unseasonably warm for Vermont at 44 degrees and the foot of snow we got in November had melted. That meant that it was perfect weather for collecting. My wife and I jumped into my always packed car and headed up to the northern Champlain Islands. After several hours of collecting we came away with several nice Triarthrus becki. On the way home we stopped at a location in North Hero that I have been eyeing for the past few years but always drove by because the water was too high and it didn't look very promising. What a mistake. Within 10 minutes my wife had three trilobites on one plate and I had found an inflated graptolite. We left the site with four complete trilobites and several partials. I just started prepping with a Comco unit so I am hoping to have several of them prepped in the next month and posted on the forum.

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I beg your forgiveness, but if I don't say it, someone else will:

You make finding great fossils in Vermont look easy!

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“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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Hey Andy,

Looks like you did well - can't wait to see what they look like prepped!

That looks like a wonderful area to hunt, too!

Thanks for posting your trip.

Regards,

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Congrats on those finds. They appear similar to ones I've found in the Utica Shale in the Mohawk Valley. Very cool! I wonder what formation that is you were hunting in? I would love to see them after they're prepped. Thanks for posting them. I'm always curious about fossils from your vicinity. It's am incredibly beautiful place even if you're not collecting fossils and I always enjoy going there.

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