Mignoffo Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Here are a handful of trilobite fragments Mifflin Group, Platteville formation of Ordovician. Most are very tiny, my son and I pick them out with a loupe then I photograph them @ 1X1. Here is my son, Alan on a search. He is almost 11 years old, his eyes are getting to be noticeably better than mine (43). So for the trilos, I'll start with a couple pygidia. Pic # 1 Pic # 2 This is a real question, I don't even know what it is. The texture looks trilobitish, at the very least is definitely not consistent with bryozoan or mollusc, so ? Pic #3 Here is an individual thoracic segment. Pic # 4 Thanx for any help. I have thoughts on these, but would really appreciate any more input. Matt/Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 @piranha should know. Nice pieces. Can You post a picture of the whole hash plate? 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...
Mignoffo Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Mostly from these couple. There are many many more trilobite fragments on the larger piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 #3 might be an ostracod? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Thanks for the additional picture. On the large piece upper left it looks like a cephalon with the center chipped off. 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...
Mignoffo Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, ynot said: Thanks for the additional picture. On the large piece upper left it looks like a cephalon with the center chipped off. Oh yes there are several cephalons and pygidia on that piece. Thaleops, Isotelus, Gabriceraurus, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Sceptaspis lincolnensis Calyptaulax plattevillensis Thaleops ovata pygidium 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mignoffo Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 @piranha thank you so much. I'll post a handful more within the next few days. Any thoughts on the individual thoracic segment in my last pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Nice pics and great finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 This one appears to be the hypostome of Ceraurinella scofieldi. It is flipped sideways in the matrix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mignoffo Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Thanx for the help, you're good! I tentatively Identified them similarly except you enlightened me on the thaleops pygidium, and the Sceptaspis. I have a few more that I'll get up sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 You have plenty of things in there, thank you for sharing. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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