fossilcrazy Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Yesterday, I was searching the Arctinurus layer of the Rochester Shale. Gorgeous day in Western New York. Here is the bench I planned on going through. If you look really hard in the middle and halfway down, you can see a Trimerus delphinocephalus. (Just kidding) I don't have X-ray vision and you can't see it because it wasn't exposed yet. A nice complete prone bug was waiting about 420 million years to see daylight again. This is what I first saw looking at me. I take pictures prior to extraction, you never know what can happen. It was sawed out and worked out well. Looks like it will be a quick clean prep with not much gluing. Hope I can post finished pictures in a couple weeks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Really nice Trimerus, John. Congratulations. Looks like you had to remove a lot of overburden to unearth that beauty. I don't see many Rochester Shale specimens except online or in a museum. Thanks for sharing your experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Amazing to see a trimerus like that! Congrats, I have only found one and it was tiny lol. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Great pictures John! Awesome find, as well. Thanks for sharing this with us. 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 September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 What a fantastic trilobite! I'm also envious that you can get access to the Arctinurus layer. That would be a dream for me. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 An exquisite Trimerus! Well done! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Nice find, looking forward to seeing how it looks when prepped. 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...
Monica Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 What a gorgeous trilobite! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 That is a real beaut. Congrats! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 You always were a fossil whisperer. But I would rather have found a arctinurus if I had a choice in the matter...... FYI I have some people from Ohio coming up on the weekend of Sep 23. I will be there at least on the Saturday if not both days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 My Rochester Shale find got prepared faster than expected. This is a before and after comparison of My Trimerus find. No repairs or restorations have been done other than joining the matrix pieces. This bug is supposedly rarer than the Arctinurus it is found with. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 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...
Fossildude19 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Fantastic, John! Congratulations on this rare find! Thank you for the update! 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 September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 That's one fantastic trilobite! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Wow, great pictures! Love the before and after pics too. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Good job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Awesome!!!!! Congrats, looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Wow. All your hard work uncovering that beast really paid off. Thanks for all the photos. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 On 9/12/2017 at 6:02 PM, fossilcrazy said: Yesterday, I was searching the Arctinurus layer of the Rochester Shale. Gorgeous day in Western New York. Here is the bench I planned on going through. If you look really hard in the middle and halfway down, you can see a Trimerus delphinocephalus. (Just kidding) I don't have X-ray vision and you can't see it because it wasn't exposed yet. A nice complete prone bug was waiting about 420 million years to see daylight again. This is what I first saw looking at me. I take pictures prior to extraction, you never know what can happen. It was sawed out and worked out well. Looks like it will be a quick clean prep with not much gluing. Hope I can post finished pictures in a couple weeks. These are awesome!! Where is this location? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Al Tahan, This was at a privately owned quarry in Middleport, NY. In Gates, NY, by the Erie canal, is a place people dig in the winter, when the canal is drained. Other outcrops are sparse and not very well developed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 3:17 AM, fossilcrazy said: Al Tahan, This was at a privately owned quarry in Middleport, NY. In Gates, NY, by the Erie canal, is a place people dig in the winter, when the canal is drained. Other outcrops are sparse and not very well developed. Ok yea that’s Caleb’s quarry...looked like he was at the canal for a second. I’ve wanted to go check out the canal in the past I’ve just never made it. Do you happen to know if Caleb’s quarry lets people pay to dig? Or is it private for scientific excavation only? Just out of curiously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I have never dug during the winter in the drained canal. Could you point me in the right direction to possibly do so Fossilcrazy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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