alecr72 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Hey! I found this fossil in southwestern Ohio, I don't know which period it is from but as you can tell there are quite a few shells and coral embedded around it. I don't know much about fossils but my guess is it's part of the head or rear of a trilobite? I estimate it's about 3/4 inch in length. I also noticed there's another one embedded deeper to the right of it. I honestly have no idea about this one, can any of you help me out? Thanks Edited March 19, 2019 by alecr72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, alecr72 said: Hey! I found this fossil in southwestern Ohio, I don't know which period it is from but as you can tell there are quite a few shells and coral embedded around it. I don't know much about fossils but my guess is it's part of the head or rear of a trilobite? I estimate it's about 3/4 inch in length. I honestly have no idea about this one, can any of you help me out? Thanks That is most definitely the head (cephalon) of a trilobite!!! Congrats!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecr72 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Monica said: That is most definitely the head (cephalon) of a trilobite!!! Congrats!!! Ayy thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, alecr72 said: Ayy thank you so much! You're very welcome! I'm thinking that it might be a Flexicalymene, but I'm not sure - @piranha, @Kane, and others will be able to identify it with confidence 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 9 minutes ago, Monica said: That is most definitely the head (cephalon) of a trilobite!!! Congrats!!! Interesting. And another smaller one of the same type to the right of it, no? Nice chunk of inhabited matrix. Good for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Nice find! I think Monica is correct and that these are cephalons of Flexicalymene. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecr72 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Monica said: You're very welcome! I'm thinking that it might be a Flexicalymene, but I'm not sure - @piranha, @Kane, and others will be able to identify it with confidence 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice find! I think Monica is correct and that these are cephalons of Flexicalymene. Oh wow! I googled that species and yeah that's what it looks like. Thanks so much guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecr72 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, MrR said: Interesting. And another smaller one of the same type to the right of it, no? Nice chunk of inhabited matrix. Good for you. Oh yeah you're right. Thats so cool this is my first trilobite find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Yes, it is the trilobite Flexicalymene, actually thee are two right next to each other. You also have some bryozoans (not coral) on there (the forked stick like thing) and it looks like a gastropod (snail) buried just to the left of the trilobites. Your rock is Ordovician in age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 You have yourself a lovely hash plate there! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Lots of goodies there. Should be some good prepping practice. Nice plate. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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