CH Fossils Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 This year's second hunt was successful, considering the snow. There is still a bit of snow covering some places. I was still lucky enough to find some ok fossils. The area where I found these trilobites is called fossildalen/fossilvalley in slemmestad (i`ve showed pictured from the area before). The fossils here in the area stem from the time periods of Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian, a period of 541 million to 419 million years ago. At that time, Slemmestad was a seabed in a relatively shallow sea. The trilobites fossils I found are about 420 million years old I believe. I found around 10 trilobites or parts of them. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 If you ever want to part with some Norweigan trilobites, let me know. I think I know a guy who might be interested. (It's me, by the way. I'm the guy who's interested.) 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH Fossils Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 @DevonianDigger I might be interested, ill let you know! especially if i find many more in the summer. Maybe we can trade too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Just now, CH Fossils said: @DevonianDigger I might be interested, ill let you know! especially if i found many more in the summer. Maybe we can trade too I am all about trading. Let me know how you do, and I will do the same. I don't think I have any trilobites from Norway yet, so anything you find is going to be of interest to me! 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 29 minutes ago, DevonianDigger said: I think I know a guy who might be interested. (It's me, by the way. I'm the guy who's interested.) Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Nice finds. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Dude this is awesome!!! Wow. Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Very nice finds! Thanks for posting them. 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...
Monica Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 It's so cool to see fossils from locations that I rarely hear about - thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Beautiful finds from a beautiful country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluecatapilla Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Very nice finds! Looks like it might be Phacops to me (based on the eye structure and pygidium). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, thebluecatapilla said: Very nice finds! Looks like it might be Phacops to me (based on the eye structure and pygidium). Phacops (or Eldredgeops) are Devonian in age. These are much older. 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...
DevonianDigger Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 My guess is Asaphus sp. Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Here is an excellent monograph: Nielsen, A.T. 1995 Trilobite systematics, biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of the Lower Ordovician Komstad Limestone and Huk Formations, southern Scandinavia. Fossils and Strata, 38:1-374 PDF LINK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Really hard to tell what it is from the pics. I would guess Asaphus sp., but at the same time, it looks like there is the remnant of a glabellar furrow and genal spines in there which almost makes me thing Megitaspis sp. Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluecatapilla Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 30 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Phacops (or Eldredgeops) are Devonian in age. These are much older. Ah yes, sorry. I forgot that the rocks were pre-Devonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH Fossils Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Oh sorry, forgot to mention what kind of species they are. I'm pretty sure most of the the trolobites I found are Asaphus sp. They are common in the area of slemmestad. @DevonianDigger impressive that you knew that! I wrote that the fossils are probably around 420 mill years old. They are more likely around 445 million years old, because the formation is from ordovician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 See, if @piranha wanted to, he could probably tell you what species they are, their birthdays, and their favorite colors. 1 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH Fossils Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 minute ago, DevonianDigger said: See, if @piranha wanted to, he could probably tell you what species they are, their birthdays, and their favorite colors. hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 8.4.2019 at 2:52 PM, CH Fossils said: I found around 10 trilobites or parts of them. Hi, nice finds! The norwegian bugs look very beautifull with their black armour, when prepped right. This is sometimes very difficult, because sediment is very touchy to the shells, and a lot of them have terrace lines. If you find connected pleura, you should immediately stopp hammering and pack carefully all stones (even fine splinters) possibly connected to the bug. Good luck for the next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Wow, they’re beautiful! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Congratulations on those great trilobites you found and thanks for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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