mar2man22 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) got this slab of fossilies here theres plenty of crinoid, but also some other little peices. they look to me like the front shape of a trilobite. there are no other trilobite signs on the slab other than these. am i correct in saying these are the front peices of trilobites? just asking for future finds. thanks! heres a seperate gastropod that i didnt actually take home. Still new to this whole forum thing. Working my way through highschool, and hopefully into a college or something and into paleontology. Thats the dream, anyway! idk im rambling. Edited May 27, 2016 by mar2man22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Yup, Flexicalymene segments, most likely. I see a couple of other bits that look like small pieces of trilo segment as well as the cross-sectional ones. ---Prem Edited May 27, 2016 by prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Yes, ... they are pleural segments of the thorax. 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...
fossilized6s Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I agree, classic cross section of a trilo. If you want to further uncover this bug and prep it i would highly recommend stabilizing it first. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Nice find! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar2man22 Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The pleural are single segments that are sitting on their side. I do not believe that there is more of the trilobite under the surface. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 The pleural are single segments that are sitting on their side. I do not believe that there is more of the trilobite under the surface. Tony Yeah, it's very common in Cincinnatian type rocks to see individual disarticulated trilo segments everywhere. ---Prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I love a good crinoid stem segment plate especially when there is a wide range of species. Ynot and Prem are dead on in regards for further prep and segmented disarticulated trilobites. It can be maddening splitting shale and only finding fragments of thoracic segments. Great find. Thanks for sharing! Best regards, Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Nice pretty hash plate you have there John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 They are easy to pick out in a thin section also. Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurdelmb Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Wow! That's a "whole lot a crinoid goin on" there. Nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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