GordonC Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Several weeks ago a brief break in the weather and snow cover permitted a hike in Montague where we saw a modest outcrop of the Port Jervis Formation. A similar short spell of nice weather earlier this week, it is snowing now, afforded the opportunity to check it out. The characteristic specimens Phalangocephalus dentatus, Barrett 1874, and Nanothyris subglobosa, Weller 1903. Cheers, Gordon Link to post Share on other sites
Darktooth Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Nice finds! Love the trilo parts! Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Very nice finds, Gordon! Glad you had a chance to get out. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Nice finds. I love the Trilo's Cephalon. Link to post Share on other sites
Spinosaurus Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 love the trilo's Link to post Share on other sites
FossilDAWG Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Really nice trilobite specimens! It's especially nice to get a cephalon and pygidium on the same piece of rock. The brachiopod isn't too shabby either. Don Link to post Share on other sites
Peat Burns Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Awesome finds Thanks for posting Link to post Share on other sites
Kane Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Fantastic ornamentation on that cephalon. Good finds! Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffrey P Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Glad to hear you got out Gordon. The spines on that cephalon's anterior border are magnificent. I don't recall ever seeing one that complete. A really nice piece! Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Got to get up there sometime. Link to post Share on other sites
Carl Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Absolutely gorgeous! I wanna look that good in 400 million years... Link to post Share on other sites
goatinformationist Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Never seen anything so finely detailed right out of the rough. Link to post Share on other sites
WhodamanHD Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Beautiful! Puts my crushed pygidium from montage to shame (though I still love it). Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 The cephalon is very well preserved. Great stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
piranha Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Trilo Trivia Alert: The original description of Barrett 1876 Dalmanites dentata is one of the earliest published photos of a trilobite! The specific epithet was subsequently replaced for a more favorable Latin version: Phalangocephalus dentatus Barrett, Simeon T. (1876) Description of a new trilobite, Dalmanites dentata. American Journal of Science, Series 3(11):200 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Great fines - congratulations. Link to post Share on other sites
Monica Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 A cephalon and a pygidium so close on a piece of rock - lucky you!!! I, too, am Link to post Share on other sites
aek Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Beautiful find. Link to post Share on other sites
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