Bev Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 SE Minnesota - Fillmore County Ordovician Decorah Shale These two fossils, along with many others, were found on a hunt I just hosted. This is a well known and prolific site of Decorah Shale which boosts a lot of trilobites. I believe this is a whole one as to me I believe I can identify a pygidium and cephalon, but the thorax doesn't have the distinctive 3 lobes OR the other two are still buried in the matrix. The plainess reminds me of Isotelus, a small one, but it seems too plain even for an Iso. The other fossil is an obvious imprint but I have never seen anything like it in my collecting here! Thoughts anyone? For scale Trilo top Trilo front with ceph Trilo front super cu, a bit blurred. :-( The "fan". Wet Thanks for taking a lot and any thoughts! :-D The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 The pygidium looks like a Scutellid. As for the other one with the thorax visible, I'm only counting six segments, and wonder if there are more (Isotelus has eight), 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kane said: The pygidium looks like a Scutellid. As for the other one with the thorax visible, I'm only counting six segments, and wonder if there are more (Isotelus has eight), The "fan" is a pygidium!?! Really!!! WOW, thank you as I never would have guessed it was even trilobite! So you think that is just the thorax without the head or tail? The soft rounded triangle at the end visible in the rock I thought for sure was a pygdy. So much for what I think! LOL :-D Thank you Kane! The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 So @Kane you meant a fossilized sand dollar or sea urchin, not a trilobite? The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I would hazard a guess that the "fan" is an example of Eobrontus lunatus, and any day someone finds even a partial of this styginid is a good (if not great) day! It is indeed a trilobite. I think you had another post on June 4 where one of your younger visitors found a very nice example of its pydgy: The other one is still stumping me a bit. I'm leaning toward Bumastoides, but I think a bit more needs to be revealed first. What leads me to think it may be that is simply based on the simplicity of the shape and the lack of any defined axial lobe... but it could be lurking beneath the stone! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 A @Kane, I did a little search and ended up at Caleb's old site and indeed I see it now! THANK YOU! And yes, Bumastus, I can see that too. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! TWO trilobites and the impression of the Eobrontus lunatus would be an exceptional find too! This was a family group of gals, two were geologists just unfamiliar with the Ordo here. It was the 14 yo who found the Bumastus. What a fun day! The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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