minnbuckeye Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 A few weeks ago, we took a little drive through the rolling hills of SW Wisconsin. I had to occasionally pull over at some road cuts and stretch my legs. While stretching, why not look for fossils! Here is a pygidium that I can't identify from that trip. It is 5 to 10 times larger than other pygidiums that I normally find in the Eau Claire Formation of the Cambrian Period. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Nice find, Mike. Looking at this PDF , I would have a look into Conaspis or Wilburnia, maybe? . 1 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Nice find! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 It's a large "Cedaria" woosteri. Here is a photo you posted a few years ago that shows a mix of large and small heads and tails within a molt assemblage. compare with: Cedaria minor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 @piranha, Thanks!!! I have literally seen 100s of these and NEVER saw any that were remotely this large! So I was expecting a different species. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallinaPinta Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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