Trilobite ?

[Rocky Stoner]

Upon seeing the very nice recent posts by WhodamanHD, I was prompted to revisit my rock-pile stash and crack a few.

Does this look like a trilobite ? If it is, the eye is a bit different than WhodamanHD's find.

This one would be a bit larger than the others found here too .... if it actually is one.

Thanks for looking.

 

 

...more.

[Fossildude19]

Yup- looks like an Eldredgeops rana cephalon. 

[EMP]

52 minutes ago, Rocky Stoner said:

Upon seeing the very nice recent posts by WhodamanHD, I was prompted to revisit my rock-pile stash and crack a few.

Does this look like a trilobite ? If it is, the eye is a bit different than WhodamanHD's find.

This one would be a bit larger than the others found here too .... if it actually is one.

Thanks for looking.

 

 

...more.

 

Yes, it is a Phacops rana cephalon (head). The left part of it shows the eye, and in the center is the glabella. I'd imagine the rest is buried by that spiriferid brachiopod.

[Rocky Stoner]

19 minutes ago, EMP said:

 

  I'd imagine the rest is buried by that spiriferid brachiopod.

Thank you gents.

I left the cover on for the photo having learned the hard way to never attempt to just pry the top pieces off. It always breaks up where I least want it to.

I'm going to expose the rest of it as best I can.

Cheers.

[RJB]

I dont know my trilo's from a hole in the ground, but it looks to me like a very heavy pustualed crab claw? 

 

RB

[piranha]

1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

Yup- looks like an Eldredgeops rana cephalon. 

 

40 minutes ago, EMP said:

Yes, it is a Phacops rana cephalon (head). 

 

 

Two answers but one is correct and the other one is only confusing for the OP.  

All Middle Devonian 'Phacops' in North America are classified as: Eldredgeops

 

 

[Rocky Stoner]

Could it possibly be a Basidechenella ?

So many variations, its confusing.

Here it is cleaned up a bit. That other eye was buried down in there, took quite a bit of scratchin' to expose it.

These eyes are clearly a bit different than WhodamanHD's recent find. Although, this guy shows substantial deformation (pressure?).

Thanks again folks,

Regards.

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[piranha]

4 minutes ago, Rocky Stoner said:

Could it possibly be a Basidechenella ?

 

 

No, this one is another Eldredgeops.  Btw, all the Middle Devonian 'Basidechenella' in North America are now classified as: Pseudodechenella

 

 

[Kane]

You have another Eldredgeops rana here. The schizocroal eyes and inflated glabella is a telltale sign.