Rocky Stoner Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Hi again ! This broke out in a difficult way. Maybe the next one will split in a more desirable fashion. Both of these pieces are from the same chunk of matrix, but are 2 different animals. Almost certain of this because they will not "plug" into one another. Could be the same one tho I guess. Anyway, is there enough of it there to ID it ? (them ? ) Thanks for looking, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Eldredgeops rana I would think is the most likely. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Stoner Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Thanks 'Dad. I mostly find the cephalons but few that would fit one this large. I might concentrate on this corner of the patch for a spell. Thanks again for your expertise, very much appreciated. RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Hey Rocky, have you shown any general view shots of the site you're digging these things out of? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I bet you could glue this piece back together and start prepping from above and (assuming it’s complete) it would turn out pretty nice. Would take some effort though. I agree with the E. rana ID btw. Your site is strikingly similar to the Mahantango exposed at Beltzville Park in PA in terms of animal life (other then the calyxes) and fossil density. I bet they were a similar environment, shallow and packed with life. Funny how it’s completely different in Maryland! “...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...
Rocky Stoner Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: Hey Rocky, have you shown any general view shots of the site you're digging these things out of? Just curious. Here is a recent post that shows the little berry patch. Everything I find is at the surface in the top 6" that was exposed with the garden plow. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/84763-trilobite-thorax/&tab=comments#comment-912965 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Thanks, commented there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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