thelivingdead531 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Hey everyone! During my trip to Wren's Nest, Dudley, UK with @JohnBrewer and @Barerootbonsai I stumbled across a hash plate with a peculiar specimen. John suggested that it might be a trilobite, but I should post it here. Does anyone else have an idea of what this might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Yes, its a trilobite pygidium. @piranha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 100% trilobite pygidium. Possibly Dalmanites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taogan Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Looks like Dalmanites to me as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I agree with this as well. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Absolutely a trilobite pygidium. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Thank you all very much! I appreciate all of the responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 That is Your first trilobite piece is it not? Congratulations on a wonderful find! 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...
thelivingdead531 Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 @ynot I found a few other trilobite pieces that same day, but this was the largest. I've never found trilobites before this, so I'm quite thrilled. Thank you for the congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 Sorry to bring up a semi old thread, but can anyone give insight as if this little guy might have more of himself laying under the matrix? The right side looks to be broken up a little. I don't have professional tools, but I have the basics for some prep. Any advise would be welcome, even if it's to leave it alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 No harm in asking! Judging by the closeup, I don't think there is much more to be had here. There may be no harm in making the attempt, but I'm not seeing this continue into the rock, and since it is an impression, you might end up chipping away any existing impression material. It would, at best, show a ventral view. Of course, that is how I would assess this if it were in my collection, but others may chime in with much more optimistic (and correct) views! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I'd leave it be, if you really want to you could maybe remove a little bit from it but as @Kane said, it is not without its risks. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I think there is little to be gained and much to be risked from trying to expose this more. At the most, I would perhaps try using a stiff toothbrush, but I'd stay away from that right hand side. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Kane said: and since it is an impression, ... My question is: Is it a real pygidium or a pygidium imprint/impression? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Kane said: and since it is an impression... Not an impression. The pygidial doublure is present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Thanks for the advice! I think I'll just leave it be then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittle Star Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Well done, Wrens Nest is an amazing place. I have a similar specimen, it is doing a dying fly impression as well. Seeing the inside of something is just as good as the outside. 1 Never ask a starfish for directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I would say yes prep can be done to expose more of this however you would need to use an air eraser (abraider) at about 25 psi and bi-carb or maybe fine grade dolomite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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