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Tully Basidechenella

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:35:43 +0000

Basidechenella sp. from the Middle Devonian Tully Limestone of Central NY. This is one of my favorite trilobites in my collection.

Basidechenella lucasensis

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:35:41 +0000

A nice example of B. lucasensis from the Middle Devonian Silica Shale of Ohio. I've been looking for one of these for a while!

Hypodicranotus striatulus

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 02:10:17 +0000

Hypodicranotus striatulus I found on February 19, 2023 while collecting at La Familia Quarry. It’s from the Middle Ordovician Trenton Group, and was found in a stratigraphic section where the species has never been documented. Unlike the vast majority of H. striatulus specimens, this one came from a thin bedded shale unit. Because of this, it is more compressed than most specimens, although the detail is still outstanding.

Nice Nephrolenellus geniculatus

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 03:41:13 +0000

This is a good sized example of this iconic Pioche Shale bug. It also sports a partial opistothorax, which is pretty sweet.

Lower Cambrian

Pioche Shale

Nevada

Ventral Gravicalymene magnotuberculata

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 03:31:15 +0000

This is definitely one of my favorite finds from the fall of 2022. This bug was expertly prepared to reveal even the finest of textures on the shell. Unfortunately the cephalon is slightly removed from the rest of the molt, but I honestly think it looks kinda nice. The majority of these bugs are found as either prone or slightly enrolled. Ventral examples are hard to come by.
Middle Ordovician

Lower Trenton Group

Mohawk River Valley, NY

Collected 11/05/2022

Ampyxoides? sp.

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 03:28:37 +0000

This little bug is only about 0.8 cm wide, but has pretty decent preservation. The rest of the shell is in the negative, and hopefully the rostral process.
Lower Ordovician

Ninemile Formation

Nye Co., NV

Good sized Gravicalymene

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:11:25 +0000

This is the largest Gravicalymene I’ve collected so far at over 1.25” wide. It required quite a lot of gluing but it should turn out pretty nice when all is said and done! Collected 11/04/2022

Huge Isotelus gigas

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:11:24 +0000

This bug is in rough shape but I still kept it due to its massive size. It would’ve been 10.5-11.5 inches long if the bottom half of the pygidium wasn’t MIA. As you can see, the left half was exposed to the elements and is heavily weathered, but the right half is still relatively salvageable. This is by far the largest trilobite I’ve ever collected! Collected 11/04/2022

Super nice Isotelus gigas

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:11:23 +0000

This bug is exactly 6 inches long. It’s not super inflated, and a small piece of the pygidium is missing. Other than that it’s pretty much perfect! From the Trenton Group of New York. Collected 11/04/2022

Cryptolithus bellulus

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:24:14 +0000

This is a nice specimen of C. bellulus from the Upper Ordovician Reedsville Fm. of Pennsylvania. Acquired from an old collection.