briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 This time I think it may work. If not, please forgive me. Can anyone ID this for me? I found this yesterday at the local Goodwill store and I can't find it anywhere. Is it common? I was also wondering if it's worth more than the $12.00 I paid for it. Any info. would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Well, that certainly looks different than any trilobite I have ever seen. Can we see pictures of the outside of the nodule? Is it hard like rock? I suspect that this may be a sculpture, or molded piece, but cannot be positive. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) I'm inclined to think that this is a skillfully carved or molded fantasy creature. Edited March 1, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 It is definitely rock and not a molded material. Sounds like stone when clacked together, cold to the touch and when held in the hand, stays cold for as long time, not like resin at all. This only alows 1 pic. at a time because I don't know how to resize pics so I'm going to reply with a few more pics. Thankyou so much for trying to help me, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 sorry about last post, I meant to post a new pic but screwed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Anatomically, this just doesn't look correct to me. Could you take a pic from directly above, looking down on the two pieces laying flat? Also, from the pics provided, I am counting differing numbers of pleura and axial rings. Plus, the axial rings look too pushed forward. Something isn't adding up here. Hence, my thoughts about this being a cleverly crafted sculpture or model. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I think that it is a fanciful creation. The anatomy is inconsistent with basic trilobite morphology (what's with those "ears"?), and there is just no reason for a split nodule to show peck marks around both mating margins. "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...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 3 more pics on the way. I really don't see how this could be a mold. It is definitely rock and it fits way too tight to have anything for molding in between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 pic #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 for some reason the 3rd picture can't upload. It says error files too big but I'm using the same camera as the rest of the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 To catch the notice of our trilobite experts, I have added "trilobite" to the topic title and moved it to the Fossil I D forum. "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...
piranha Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sorry to be the bearer of disappointing news, but this is a completely fabricated trilobite. A similar version that has been circulating for many years is shown in the attached figure. Lerosey-Aubril, R. 2004 A Fake Inca Trilobite from Chile: When Palaeontology Meets Archaeology or the Story of a Fake. The Trilobite Papers, 16:16-19 PDF LINK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thankyou very much to all who have replied. So I guess that it is either a fake and I lost $12.00 or I"M SET FOR LIFE!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 I LOst $!@.)) LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I don't know, 12 bucks, I probably would've picked it up too just just for the novelty factor! I've never seen one, and now you have the back story on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I like it! Looks like it has Buddha ears. As fakes go it is really fun and I wouldn't feel too bad about just $12.00. Certainly something you can look back on and laugh about. PS One clue I noticed was what looks like air pockets or bubbles in one of the halves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Look at it this way. You only paid $12 for a work of art with an interesting history. It's not so bad seen from that perspective. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Given the history of this hoax, I would absolutely cherish an example in my collection. Display it with a print out of the story! "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...
briangg57 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT TRILOBITES THIS MORNING while trying to figure out what kind it was, then thanks to you nice people, I learned a lot about fakes and how they make them. I just decided to wash this one to get a better look for air bubbles and it melted in my hand! This one was made out of plaster. I haha as the thing started to disintegrate in my hand! This thing was well worth $12.00 I thank you all, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks to you, and Piranha, I learned something fascinating today, too! "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...
xonenine Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) a fantastic story, I'll be on the lookout for one to add to my collection, along with the PDF, thanks Edited March 2, 2015 by xonenine "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...
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