dalmayshun Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I had mentioned recently iwas going to stop at the highway 1 roadcut north of st leon. Ive stopped before, but never fou d a trilobite there. Well a few hours ago it happened. I found a nice little one rolled up, about 1/2 inch. When i get it and the other things cleaned ill post them. However, i am showing what i think is a partial rolled trilobite, but compared to half incher, it is huge. I only had a quarter to put next to it for size, if it were whole it would be 3 inches wide. Ive never heard of one that large from that location. Am i wrong, i think the left eye is showing, and part of tbe rolled pigidium, but the right half of the face is crushed, and the left portion beyond the eye is broken off. Neverthess i am reall excited 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I think that's probably a juvenile Isotelus ! Nice find! Very nice find... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Nice find, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Excellent find from that locality! That one is a monster compared to the little Flexicalymene you usually find there. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I wouldn't mind waking up and finding that in my Christmas stocking! -Joe 1 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 That’s pretty cool. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrice11 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I have witnessed someone finding an enrolled Isotelus at that same outcrop, however it was much smaller than the monster you found! Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Awesome! My Favorite type of trilo “...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...
erose Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I have a small (~15-20mm wide) Isotelus roller from that cut. Came out of the "buuter shale" along with Flexis and crinoids. All pretty small. But that cut has produced some amazing fossils and there is no reason to think a large Isotelus couldn't be found there. I have also found larger intact Flexicalymenes in the Whitewater above the well known Liberty "shales." The Richmond Group has an amazingly diverse fauna. You just have to be persistent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Nice find. I've always enjoyed hunting that road cut. Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 Yes, when I get the other things cleaned, I'll post them also. I learn and discover something new each time I'm there. This time the washout gullies were productive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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