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Below is a Trilobite fossil from the Arthur Creek Formation (middle Cambrian) I found some months ago. This formation is located in the Southern Georgina Basin in Central Australia, in a remote location between Northern Territory and Queensland. I hadn't attempted preparing a fossil before and decided to finally give it a try. I wanted to see if the Cephalon was present and still intact and if I could carefully uncover it. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, as the fossil is comprised of a very dense sandstone and I was told it could be a challenge. Now I have it fully uncovered I wanted to see if anyone could help with identification. From the reading I've done I'm thinking it's Xystridura Templetonensis. The two circular sections either side of the Glabella, which itself is quite circular line up with other examples I see of Templetonensis. I find it hard to get an accurate thorax segment count, but I believe I see 13, which would also line up with what I thought. Thanks for any help!
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Hey guys, I recently got a bunch of fossils for my friend as an early Christmas present and I'm trying to figure out what they are. Most of them are brachiopods and clams but I'm having trouble identifying the genus of these guys. I have no information on where they came from or what period they're from. Can you guys help me as best as you can? IMG_3331.HEIC IMG_3332.HEIC
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Hello guys, I've just received two curious rocks that supposedly contains real trilobite fossils, the most curious thing on these rocks is that they look like a trilobite cemetery, there is a lot of trilobite parts. (it comes from China), have you ever seen such specimens? Can you confirm that these rocks contains dozens of different trilobites? Thanks in advance.
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First Trilobite, need help with order or genus.... Alas, it's from the Garbage Formation
SteveE posted a topic in Fossil ID
Not counting lits bits and piece, finally found my first trilobite. It goes to show that you can find fossils in unexpected places, too. I was waiting to meet a friend and was just kicking over rocks in a misc (man made) rubble heap on the edge of town. Then this fragile soft siltstone broke apart badly, right across this beauty. I have no idea what formation it's from, and since its a junk pile along an abandoned RR I can't say for sure that's even from the county (Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA, USA). About all I can say is it failed the fizz test, and there is a lot of parallel coloration running perpindicular to the bedding plane. For the fossil, there is a mold and cast. and part of me sees parts of more than one animal. I'm all new to trilos though. I think the closeup is a trilo eye, and was struck by the repeating details along the.... eye ridge maybe? What ID features leap out at you? Any advice on removing more material? That flake with the eye in the closeup just looked like waste, and I pried it off with my fingernail only to be surprised! (You might say my eye popped)
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I picked up this nice Eldredgeops rana trilobite mortality plate couple days ago. From the Middle Devonian windom shale western NY. so much going on in this plate it’s hard to capture it all and pictures don’t do it justice.
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Hi all, This week I'm heading to the tristate area (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) for a trilobite hunting trip. It's unusual for me insofar as it's being run by my university. Usually I do my own recon, but since I don't really know where I'll be going (I assume we'll be visiting fairly well known localities), I was wondering if ya'll could help me out. I'm trying to figure which sites are famous in the area, and which layers to look in at those sites etc. I'd appreciate any info or advice! I'll be sure to return the favor by posting a full trip report when I get back.
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Trilobite Comura Walliserops?
kingcobb posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Just curious on this one? It's more than I thought about spending on a trilo but it looks very cool.
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Hello, I've read some topics on this forum about how to recognise fake trilobites. These specimens I received as a gift so I don't know how much was paid for them but I think some parts are 'fake' or composits. I don't even know the names of these cuties. From the second piece I found that the eyes were made of resin (I heated up a needle and scratched a bit).
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So I've been collecting the rocks with obvious fossils on my property to make something, like a fossil garden or rock wall along the walkway. I plucked this out of the ground yesterday, rinsed it off and was about to toss it into the pile when I saw that trilobite. All the others I've found are just little white ones so I was very excited to see the condition of this one. If it wasn't for the obvious injury to the axial lobe I think I could've revived him.
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Anyone know what species this is? It's a mud trilobite from Hunan province and more specifically in Xiangxi. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I wonder if that slab of rock is part of the Cephalon. Don't know if showing the ventral side is helpful.Posterior view.
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From the Eager Fm near Fort Steele, BC, Lower Cambrian. Which one is this? @piranha Sorry for the poor photo, I'll try again if necessary. It is no more than 2cm wide.
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Hi, Another trilobite question. Bought this recently and although every sign I've read about these creatures points out it is genuine I just thought to check it with you experts as well.
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Sorry I haven't been on the forum in a while since I've been working like crazy. After a 71 hour week last week I took a day off. My new job is a driving job around my local area so I make notes of places to revisit to rockhound ( I also do some while on layover time but its hard not to get dirty!). I went back to one today, It is a Bralier Shale (Devonian) exposure. Here's where I need some help. Are the tube things #3 corals or bryozoans? Any id's on the other things would be appreciated. Scale on all is centimeter.
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I found it near Byron, IL. Can see gabella.... I need confirmation. My guess is gabricersurus....?!?
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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?
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Greetings I'm a new member from upstate New York, Saratoga Region as well as a periodic visitor to Florida and happy to be on this forum. I'm not new to fossils having been introduced at a very young age you could say I'm "actively"returning after a short retirement. I find myself in an area rich in so many fossils and have major questions on collecting and more.......pardon the new guy and hoping to hear from like minded folks like myself. I'm actively seeking to find examples of trilobites and eurypterides near me. I've been to some of known local sites and not having much luck. Are there any clubs in my area.
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From the Caesar Creek Spillway in Ohio. Much detail was lost in my feeble attempt at prepping. What’s exposed here is probably just under an inch long; it’s pretty small.
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As we all know, the trilobites were on their last proverbial legs coming out of the end-Devonian extinctions, their numbers having dwindled to a lone order, Proetida. I haven't seen a lot of talk about these last few survivors of the trilobite lineage, so I wonder how many of us have one of these survivors! I personally don't, but I'm interested to see the forum's contributions!
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Is this fossil real or fake ?
LucasLucky posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Is this fossil real or fake ? Please help me
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Trilobites Line Up To Show Complex Social Behavior 480 Million Years Ago
Scylla posted a topic in Fossil News
I would have thought this was a faked fossil if I saw it for sale. Line of trilobites indicates social behavior. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/science/trilobites-fossils-marching.html- 4 replies
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Hi. Which reconstruction is correct?
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I like DSR. It's peaceful and quite. You get a nice little view. Over all a good spot. I have however been unsuccessful with finding an intact Dipleura! The detail that can been seen on them is fantastic. What amazing little monsters. A quick way to-be driven nuts. I know fossil hunting is a mix of: skill, knowledge, luck and time BUT gosh darn! I will keep trying. This is what I have to show for my effort so far.
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Looking for a well know site, believe it's a road cut, in Maysville KY. The site cuts through several formations of the Cincinnatian. From bottom to top, it exposes the Kope, Fairview and Bellevue Formations. Any idea where this is exactly (I.e road intersection, etc?)
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The next few days are fall break for me, so I'm home from school. I decided to take the day today to explore two sites in Northern Illinois. The first is an outcrop of the Upper Ordovician Maquoketa Group in Kendall County, IL. I learned about this site from a recent trip report posted here, and found it after a little detective work. I was hoping to find Tentaculites oswegoensis, a small conical fossil of unknown affinities which is only found in this area. It only took me a few minutes before I found a few. I only stayed for 20 minutes or so, as Tentaculites is really the only well preserved fossil in these exposures. There were some brachiopod and bryozoan fragments, but nothing noteworthy.
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Found this one in Bowmanville (Mid Ordovician, Cobourg? Formation) last weekend. My best guess is Thaleops laurentiana cephalon but id like to have a better idea what it is before I attempt any more prep. Have not tried yet but probing with air abrasion looks like it will be difficult since the matrix is full of calcite or some other crystals. @Malcolmt @Kane @Northern Sharks
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