Tom Hughes Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Hi, I recently found this partial Trilobite in a small exposure of mudstone (possibly ordovician) on the Menai strait just outside of Bangor. If anyone could help me its identification that would be fantastic. Thanks, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I took the liberty of cropping and contrasting your image a bit. Maybe @piranha will have the answer for you. 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...
piranha Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 There are many cyclopygid trilobites from North Wales. Attached for comparison: Pricyclopyge binodosa 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hughes Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 Thank you both, I believe you're right. I have a smaller example (a negative) that clearly shows the large exaggerated Cephalon. Do you think it is possible to ID this to species level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 37 minutes ago, Tom Hughes said: I believe you're right. I have a smaller example (a negative) that clearly shows the large exaggerated Cephalon. Do you think it is possible to ID this to species level? Because the features are not preserved very well, I would label it: cf. Pricyclopyge sp. At least we can be certain it belongs to the Cyclopygidae. image enhanced / inverted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hughes Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 Brilliant. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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