dalmayshun Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) I was recently looking at the hashplates I collect a year ago near Green Bay, WI from the maquoketa formation. It is upper ordovician. As I was enjoying the look through my loop, I spotted a pinhead size dark rounded section under the blue ash layer...( that layer comes from the volcanoes in the Appalachian region). I use my 10x loop, and a pin and started scratching away the hardened material, discovering little by little a cute little trilobite. As I was moving around it, I found another cephalon, sort of "bumping into it" but I haven't worked on that one too much. But since it is a cephalon only (thus far) , I am wondering if someone can ID it for me. I have attached a view of the hash plate, an out of focus view of the trilobites with a measure, and an in focus view taken after I attached my loop with rubber bands to my cell phone. Thanks for the help. Edited August 24, 2017 by dalmayshun correct spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Slocom figures Isotelus iowensis,Bumastus beckeri,Megalaspis beckeri,Thaleops ovata,Nileus vigilans,Sphaerocoryphe macquoketensis,Amphilichas rhinoceros,A.clermontensis Cybelodus iowensis,Encrinurus pernodosus,Calymene Fayattensis,Pterygometopus larrabeei,P fredricki,Calymene gracilis Needless to say Scott will have a say in this . The taxonomy might be totally outdated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Look like Calymenes to me. 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...
FossilDAWG Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Since it is from the Ordovician, Flexicalymene is more likely than Calymene. I'm pretty confident the fossil on top is a Flexicalymene, and the one slightly underneath it is something different, perhaps a Gravicalymene due the the more bell-shaped glabella. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 maquok I might have posted this a while back. The total thesis,that is Still a useful compendium.Not to worry i always check for revisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dalmayshun Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Thanks everyone, as always I appreciate the help, and references and always learn something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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