RockAware Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I found this in Anderson county, KY. There is a lot of limestone around. I thought it looked kind of like a trilobite, but it looks different than most of the pictures I've seen. Any ideas as to what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hi and welcome to the forum, looks to me as you have found a trilobite but as to what type i will leave that up to other forums members to identify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceros Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 A title like "possible trilobite from Kentucky" would have brought in more trilobite guys to your post (they don't let you change it). I wish they'd talk more about picking a title in the posting instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 A title like "possible trilobite from Kentucky" would have brought in more trilobite guys to your post (they don't let you change it). I wish they'd talk more about picking a title in the posting instructions. Diceros, Good suggestion. Title choice would help in a lot of situations, even though "unknown" usually draws my attention too. But, you're right, a title like the one you suggested would pull in the trilo guys. I do not have any idea as to trilo type in this case. Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 My guess is Isotelus sp. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) I agree with it being some species of Isotelus. Looks like the pygidium (tail shield) and part of the thorax are showing. Careful prep may reveal more of the trilo if it is still there. I think I see some of the cephalon, as well. (Head shield). Cool find! Regards, Edited June 10, 2015 by Fossildude19 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...
amour 25 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Have to agree Isotelus. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Looks like a good portion of the cephalon is there, unless it is an unfortunate brachiopod placement! Had that happen before. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 A title like "possible trilobite from Kentucky" would have brought in more trilobite guys to your post (they don't let you change it). I wish they'd talk more about picking a title in the posting instructions. Diceros, Good suggestion. Title choice would help in a lot of situations, even though "unknown" usually draws my attention too. But, you're right, a title like the one you suggested would pull in the trilo guys. I do not have any idea as to trilo type in this case. Jess B. When a novice comes here seeking to satisfy their curiosity, they are seeking the answers to questions unknown. Remember that, without these inquiries, our flow of new content (and the opportunity afforded to respond) would be alarmingly curtailed! "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...
Diceros Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 All that's true, Charles, but after the novice's curiosity has been satisfied, couldn't the title then be changed to what the specimen turned out to be, its age, and its locality? That would help all of us, novice and specialist alike. I draw your attention to the title "Baby Alligator Heads", in reference to the worn anterior part of a marine fish (the sea robin Prionotus) neurocranium. That not only impede's the identification of the specimen (as the title "Unknown Fossil Found" did to the trilobite here), but wastes the time of the reptile guys. You're not, by any chance, suggesting above that having identifications in post titles would scare off novices from posting? If you're worried about intimidating them, you could simply wait till a post gets to the second page of Fossil ID, then change it. That would leave lots of vague and useless titles (e.g., "Please Identify this") on the first page to reassure them. Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I am personally blown flat by the amount and quality of the work the administrators of TFF do and couldn't imagine asking them to do any more. This would take a lot of extra work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 ...You're not, by any chance, suggesting above that having identifications in post titles would scare off novices from posting?... Hardly. It is admonitions after the fact that have an intimidating effect. I would rather welcome all inquiries for what they are than chide for the way they are presented. Experience clearly shows that posting tips and guidelines are rarely consulted, and we thus should not expect them to be. When someone has a question, we should be glad to have them ask it their way, rather than not at all! Being first a forum obliges us to publish discussions (within the standards of our community) verbatim et literatim. Where feasible, we will try to make the archived information more searchable by adding appropriate tags, but re-writing original submissions seems inappropriate. "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...
JohnJ Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 All that's true, Charles, but after the novice's curiosity has been satisfied, couldn't the title then be changed to what the specimen turned out to be, its age, and its locality? That would help all of us, novice and specialist alike. I draw your attention to the title "Baby Alligator Heads", in reference to the worn anterior part of a marine fish (the sea robin Prionotus) neurocranium. That not only impede's the identification of the specimen (as the title "Unknown Fossil Found" did to the trilobite here), but wastes the time of the reptile guys. You're not, by any chance, suggesting above that having identifications in post titles would scare off novices from posting? If you're worried about intimidating them, you could simply wait till a post gets to the second page of Fossil ID, then change it. That would leave lots of vague and useless titles (e.g., "Please Identify this") on the first page to reassure them. Earl Please remember that even though Charles and I spend quite a bit of time on The Forum, our work (and that of others on the staff) is our volunteer donation to Paleontology and this community. To all our benefit and education, there are dozens of new topics and hundreds of new posts added to our content every day. So, even though your suggestion to change a title would benefit in some situations, it is not a practical solution in our situation. Topic tags, on the other hand, are added on occasion to assist with future searches. However, this doesn't always happen, and has not always happened in the 'evolution' of TFF in the past. Your suggestion has been heard, and I know it will result in an awareness when additional Tags would be beneficial. Please understand that full-time lives and our discretion will affect whether new Tags are added. Thank you; your thoughts are appreciated. So, who can help the OP with additional info on his trilobite? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hey... has anyone said Thanks to all the admins lately? THANKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks, thank you, thank you very much indeed! I really appreciate all you folks do to keep this forum running smoothly. I would be lost without it, frankly. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceros Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm perfectly happy to add my thanks (to those of Carl, jpc, and Don above) for the fine work of the Forum"s administrators. We all know how much work Charles and John do to keep it running smoothly, and appreciate their efforts. In keeping with the Serenity Oath, I do know how to distinguish between what we can't change (the post titles), and what we can (adding topic tags). I hope lots more topic tags will be added, in the future, to the topics entitled "Can you help me?" and "I don't know what this is". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockAware Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks for the replies everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 If they could ID it in the title, they wouldn't need anyone's input. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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