Holy Rollers

[Uncle Siphuncle]

I sneaked one more trip under the wire for 2018.  Last  minute finds include 5 whole and 2 half  Flexicalamene trilobites, Ordovician, St. Leon, Indiana.

 

This popular site was hit hard recently as evidenced by the stampede of foot and knee pad prints.  Last night’s rain wasn’t enough to really shuffle the deck, but a couple diligent hours allowed me to scratch out ample paydirt.  No complaints.

[Uncle Siphuncle]

Biggest between dime and nickel size, smallest near BB size.

[Monica]

Adorable trilobites - congrats! 

[Al Tahan]

Wow!!! Excellent finds. I need to find a flex of my own someday  this New York weather is not being cooperative 

[Tidgy's Dad]

23 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said:

I sneaked one more trip under the wire for 2018.  Last  minute finds include 5 whole and 2 half  Flexicalamene trilobites, Ordovician, St. Leon, Indiana.

 

This popular site was hit hard recently as evidenced by the stampede of foot and knee pad prints.  Last night’s rain wasn’t enough to really shuffle the deck, but a couple diligent hours allowed me to scratch out ample paydirt.  No complaints.

 

 

Yuuuuuuuummmmmmyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brachiopods.

And some nice trilos too! 

[Fossildude19]

Motivation bringing spoils!

Not surprised in the least.  

[Raggedy Man]

I love hunting that site. The horn corals there are just massive.

[DeepTimeIsotopes]

That’s some hardcore fossil hunting

[Kane]

Well done! You've almost enough to make a little "growth series" display. 

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

Very neat trilos  

-Christian

[FossilsAnonymous]

@Uncle Siphuncle i love those trilobites!

[ynot]

Very nice finds!

Great to get those last minute hunts in!

[KimTexan]

Was this another night hunt? It almost looks like you’re using a flash or something in the in situ shot.

Cool finds.

[Uncle Siphuncle]

7 hours ago, KimTexan said:

Was this another night hunt? It almost looks like you’re using a flash or something in the in situ shot.

Cool finds.

Quite observant!  My first 2 bugs were found in the foggy pitch black parted by the beam of my headlamp.  The others may have come through headlamp assist as well post dawn, as it was a gloomy morning and I wanted to study the back pockets with forced, dynamic shadows for maximum results.

[Jeffrey P]

Congratulations Dan. Those rollers are swell. The small ones are super tiny. You really have the eye to spot those- headlamp or not. Did you gather up any of those well preserved brachiopods? 

[Uncle Siphuncle]

1 hour ago, Jeffrey P said:

Congratulations Dan. Those rollers are swell. The small ones are super tiny. You really have the eye to spot those- headlamp or not. Did you gather up any of those well preserved brachiopods? 

I found the biggest and the smallest bugs shown at night.  My eyes are getting older, so a lower, slower, and brighter approach keeps me in the game when searching for smalls.

 

i left all the brachs, corals, gastros and hash plates for others needing them more than I do.

[Plantguy]

Hey Dan enjoyed seeing your latest endeavors!...Those are mighty mighty cool. it made me wonder how long trilobites have been doing those rollups...Goes back to Olenellid forms..

Found this article..

 

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0679

Humble origins for a successful strategy: complete enrolment in early Cambrian olenellid trilobites

Javier Ortega-Hernández, Jorge Esteve , and Nicholas J. Butterfield

Published:23 October 2013https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0679

 

Thanks for the sharing your latest and triggering another curiosity!

Happy New Year!

Regards, Chris