elcoincoin Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Hi all Never thought i would happen to say that, but this week end i put a final effort into cleaning trilos i picked during winter season and i have to admit it : I'm overwhelmed with trilos. Some of the visits had been the most productive i made and even if you dont come home with the quantity, there's always something to make the trip worth. Most of the best pieces had already made it to the shelves, i posted some in earlier topics. So a big part of what i finished are B grade samples. Some have their head more or less disarticulated, some the pygidium missing or damaged. So heres the group view of what i more or less finished over the past two weekends. I ll keep posting in this thread, the most noticable stuff once i got the pictures sorted, so stay tuned. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Looks like a nice haul. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Wow pretty nice bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Lovely. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 most of that bunch are actually the calymene neseuretus tristani, and most are grade B stuff. Most of the good one had been processed/post earlier. Il start with 2 of them that perfectly illustrate how the tectonic had strechted / distorted the bugs. Those who had already seen my posts know the drill, but still ill post those 2 exemples. Quite big bugs, one inflated and one ultra compressed width wise. More to come. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 As mentionned, most specimen cleaned those day are a bit disarticulated. Typically the have a non fossilized gap between the cephalon and the body like fist specimen on this post or it can be even worst with the head totally disconnected like second sample. (both neseuretus tristani again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 but sometimes you are lucky and they are nearly perfect : 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Very nice, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I very much like these "elastic" trilobites! They really kindle my sense of wonder. Thank you again for showing them "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Wow! That is an overwhelming amount of trilobites! Congratulations. 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...
ynot Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I agree with the others here. Nice trilos. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Wow. Distorted but still really cool. Makes me wonder about mother nature and the power she has. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Now the non neseuretus stuff, from recent trips : We found less Ectillaenus giganteus than usually but here is a nice one, then (the one with spine) eodalmanitina sp and a very nice colpocoryphe rouaulti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 And last but not least, the big fellows, 3 trilos above 18cm. One previously post in this topic, one i posted earlier but not fully cleaned and on recent find, still very cool even if the cephalon is a mess. Ectillaenus Giganteus Neseuretus Tristani Last one could be Ogyginus Forteyi, but specialists point of view is "Asaphida here : the classification is just a mess" Hope you enjoy. More on my flickr : https://flic.kr/s/aHsmC1XnSJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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