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From the album: My Collection
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Took another trip to the Mahantango (Devonian) over the weekend. Went with @Dean Ruocco While my haul was not too terrific, I did manage to grab some stuff to use as trade pieces / donor pieces. Dean did manage to get some nice trilobites but I will let him post those Brachiopod plate: Normally I would leave this as they are a dime a dozen at my locality but figured I would grab this to give to a friend who is trying to get some material to use in a display cabinet at the college he teaches at. Trilobites: Again not the best stuff but always fun to get more bugs. All these I believe to be Eldregeops rana
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Hey everyone! So recently I purchased some unprepared Moroccan trilobites. I am having a very hard time preparing them and am making a lot of mistakes. And I was just wondering if these maybe are not the best for practice for a beginner, or is it just me? Thanks, @fossilhunter21
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Hello Everyone In June last year I went on a trip with my parents to the Late Ordovician / Early Silurian-aged Cotton Formation at the Cotton Hill quarry in Forbes. All relevant permission was obtained from the local council prior to attending. I have heard that the Fossil Club of Australia (formerly NSW) do trips here as a group as well, that's probably the easiest way to attend. I planned to post this in August, however due to Covid I didn’t have access to the fossils to take pictures. Also, I only just recently bought some macro equipment to take photos of the fossils which is why my post took so long. Be sure to zoom in on each photo as they are all highly detailed. (open in a new tab) For useful previous expeditions and information by others see: For those unaware, the fauna is dominated by Sinespinaspis markhami, a small odontopleurid trilobite. Unfortunately, I found no specimens with their free cheeks attached, nor did I find any specimens of the rarer Aulacopleura pogsoni or the even rarer Raphiophorus sandfordi. We had two days of digging, and the temperature was a cool 14-15C on both days, but once the sun came out and with long-sleeve shirt and pants on, we definitely started sweating. As soon as we got out of the car, I found a partial trilobite negative lying on the ground. It was 8mm long and looked like it was left behind by another fossicker. Once we realised where the designated fossicking area was (back near the road entrance, and not in front of the parking area) we could start properly searching for fossils. The first ones we found were on the surface on the westernmost boundary. It’s amazing how big the actual site is. Considering how deep the hole in the ground is, there probably would’ve been thousands or millions of fossils unearthed and used in road material over the years. Both the plates seem to be death assemblages, with hundreds of “trilo-bits” on them along with what looks like tiny shells. When I got home, I wanted to split the L-shaped to expose more of the second layer (you can see one set of cold chisel marks) but the matrix must have been unstable as it cracked into five pieces and exploded. It did set free a new trilobite though, which is cool.
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Well it has finally opened to the public on December 4rth. "The new Dawn of Life Gallery" at The ROM is perhaps the best gallery on the planet covering the earliest life to the emergence of land dwelling creatures. I was fortunate to have a tiny part in the new gallery having prepared a number of the museums specimens and also having donated and sold them some pieces . Here is a tiny taste of what you can see in the new gallery. It will not disappoint.
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So I went to Lost River, WV (Needmore formation) during the fall. I just recently found time to go through the material some more, set up photos, edit, etc. Brachiopod impression? As with the other brachiopods, I’m hoping for genus-level identification. Brachiopod. Any ID’s on its genus? This… Thing. I’m guessing its a brachiopod. But I could also see it being the eye of a trilobite. This brachiopod flaked right off the matrix! Any ideas as to what genus it belongs to? Hmmmm this was clearer before I uploaded it. Any idea how to fix it? Not like its too important because it looks like its just some brachiopod hash. I’m guessing this is the glabella of a Phacops rana. Trilobite pygidium. Hoping for a species-level identification, but genus is probably the best I’m going to get.
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Made it down to the Conasauga Shale as the last of 10 sites on a 4-state, 6-time-period collecting expedition in mid-august. I'll post reports on the other sites (as well as other trips earlier in the summer) later. I elected not to split shale on-site and just collected shale for splitting in a controlled environment. I'm only interested in trilobites that still have the exoskeleton (rather than just impressions). I gently tap the shale until I see a fine crack in a bedding plane and then carefully pry it apart with an Xacto knife. The exoskeletons usually have a hollow space above and below them and are terribly fragile. One must hope that all the exoskeleton ends up on one side of the split. Any still unexposed require tedious removal of matrix under a scope with a fine needle while trying to avoid poking through the exoskeleton into the hollow space underneath. I wick consolidant under the exoskeleton to prevent it from flaking off. Even blowing on it can knock it off. Here are the keepers.
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I received a couple of trilobites, which the seller has given me the description, as unknown. (He has me fried). See if anyone can help. In photo 1 .... With 2 centimeters long, (it comes from the Cambrian Tenprano (quiongzhusi formation, Yunnan - China) Could it be a kind of Maotunia? The other, Ordovicio ... 1 centimeter long. (Baoshan - Yunnan, Shihtian formation, China). Encrinoides enshiensis? I saw it in a thread on this forum, and it looks like it, but it was from the Silurian. Any clues on that stain?
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From the album: Robs Fossil Collection
Trinucleus fimbriatus (Murchison) Trilobite Ordovician period, Llandeilo series, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales.- 1 comment
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I started collecting around a year ago and have gained a small collection just wanted to show some the fossils off. Some I've found but most are bought. I will update if I get any new fossils. I can't post all the stuff at once because I need to take all the photos which takes some time. Thank you
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Hello, I have recently acquired three calymenes from Morocco, one of them was broken (or composited), and glued. To hide the glue, it was covered with mud, and after removing the glue I discovered an awful white glue. I tried to dissolve the glue by leaving the fossil in acetone for a whole day, then I left the it in alcohol for another whole day, and nothing happened. I finally soaked it in hot water but another time nothing happened. Does anyone know how to remove it? Thanks!
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Swarthmore Fossil Hunting Club Visits the Montour Fossil Pit
cabes234 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello all, yesterday I led a trip to the Montour Fossil Pit with several other Swarthmore students as one last fun thing to do before final season begins and everyone gets consumed by work. We had 5 people in total including myself there and we had quite a good time. Currently I am in the process of receiving images of everyone’s finds and several students want their stuff ID’d so I have a post for that under the proper section to get their questions answered but I thought everyone would enjoy a more general trip-report style post, I will update this post with other people’s finds as they come in. Here are my finds: A coral stem A partial bivalve with both sides preserved. Mediospirifer brachiopod What appears to be a spirifer brachiopod with all the folds well preserved. 2 Chonetes brachiopods, one with a crinoid stem fossil as a bonus. And finally my favorite find of the day, a very very small Greenops pygidium, which was preserved in great detail. Hope you all enjoy these! Caleb
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Hi, I have this mystery piece of what appears to be anomalocarid appendage of sorts. The problem is I did not receive any information with it and it came out of an old collection from Maine, Usa. I'm not to sure what else it could be from the appearance but I am also very uncertain of the exact species. The piece of a very laminated sparkly shale If I had to guess it could've came from either Burgess Shale, Utah, or Nevada but I not sure what locality it could be from so if anyone if familiar with these shales and can tell from the preservation it would be a huge help, thank you and looking forward to seeing peoples opinions, and if anyone can recommend an expert to show that would also help.
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Paralejurus Spatuliformis And Reedops Maurulus Trilobites
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From the album: Robs Fossil Collection
Paralejurus Spatuliformis And Reedops Maurulus Trilobites Age: Devonian-Pragian. Location: Atchana, Morocco. Paralejurus measures: 7 cm x 3.3 cm Reedops measures: 8.3cm x 3.2cm -
From the album: Lower Devonian
Paciphacops logani Phacopid Trilobite (molt) Thorax and pygidium (almost 1 1/4 inch tall) Lower Devonian Kalkberg Formation Helderberg Group Schoharie, N.Y.-
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Hello everyone I'm farily new and love the hunt I dig alot on the bank in tully ny behind the gas station I know it's a good place for ppl getting into fossils these are before ill send pictures of after I clean them up if anyone can tell me if there is something I can coat the branches with I would be greatfull
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EDIT (Updated August 19): Current 2020 Running Tally of Ontario Bugs. New species for this year in bold Acanthopyge contusa Anchiopsis anchiops Bathyurus (Raymondites) longispinus Bufoceraurus bispinosus Bumastoides milleri Burtonops cristata Calymene platys Calyptaulax callicephalus Ceraurinella trentonensis (?) Ceraurinus marginatus Ceraurus sp. Coronura aspectans Crassiproetus crassimarginatus Crassiproetus canadensis Dolichoharpes dentoni Echinolichas sp. cf. eriopis Echinolichas sp. cf. hispidus Ectenaspis homalonotoides Eldredgeops iowensis southworthi Eldredgeops rana Eomonarachus intermedius Failleana indeterminata Flexicalymene croneisi Flexicalymene granulosa Flexicalymene senaria Gabriceraurus dentatus Greenops widderensis Isotelus "mafritzae" Isotelus maximus Mannopyge halli Mystrocephala stummi Odontocephalus n. sp. Physemataspis pernododusus (?) Pseudodechenella sp. Pseudogygites latimarginatus Sceptaspis lincolnensis Terataspis grandis Thaleops sp. Trypaulites calpyso Trypaulites erinus Total: 40 New: 17 I'll be parking all my trilobite hunts for the year in this thread. With winter ending much sooner than we are accustomed to up here, it's about time to get back into the hammer-swing of things. This year is an ambitious one, no less on account of having spent some quality time with old literature, maps (new and old), to plot out a series of areas to prospect all across the province. A significant amount of fieldwork is planned as part of a broader research project. This past weekend was the season opener for me, with temperatures hitting about 4 Celsius on Saturday, and near 12 Celsius on the Sunday. By now, almost all the snow has burned off, with just a few shadier spots remaining. This is the view as I set out through the bush around sunrise. The ground was still frozen, which was fine as it made trekking over mud much easier.
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Trammel Fossil Park (or other Southern Ohio sites)
ShanLambert posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I will be visiting family around Christmas in Northern KY and was looking at trying out Trammel Fossil Park. This will be a new type of fossil hunting for me, as I am from SC and used to creek hunting for shark teeth and other sea fossils. Has anyone been to this park and would like to give opinions/advice/ pointers? Thanks for any help! I'm excited to look for some new types of fossils! ~Shannon -
Hello, I have found these trilobites online and would like to know if they are real. 1.- Paralejurus rehammanus, Emsian Devonian, from Khebchia fm. 2.- Cheirurus (Crotalocephalina) gibbus, Middle Devonian, El Atchana, Alnif. I had to cover the name of the seller from one of the images. Thanks!
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Beltzville State Park is one of those rare parks where collecting is allowed. The adjacent federal land, owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers to operate the dam there, is accessible ONLY WITH A PERMIT. It is a functioning spillway and there is a gun range for the local police, so you and USACE need to make sure you are safe. With that important disclaimer out of the way, here's the good stuff! Beltzville is a very productive Middle Devonian site which includes the PA State Fossil, the trilobite Eldredgeops rana. Although no one in the group found any definite complete buggies, a lot of froglike trilo faces went home in our buckets! It wasn't all trilos, though. We found bryozoa, corals, pteria oysters, gastropods, crinoids and probably a dozen kinds of brachiopods. I led this trip for the Natural History Society of Maryland. The trip director made this lovely video of our day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdB5atWQmeQ Yes, I realized about 20 minutes after she took that video of me showing off the pop-outs that I was holding the fronts of the cephalons of one species, not the eyeballs of the other. This is what I get for not looking with my reading glasses first! Most of my finds I gave to whoever was sitting closest to me, but here are a few I kept.
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Hello. I wonder wht genus/species these are. In my opinion, it's Phacops, Drotops, Holladops. I have more questions. How exactly do you tell the difference between Reedops and Phacops?
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From the album: Robs Fossil Collection
Illaenula vietnamica Trilobites from Devonian China. Preserved in a soft "soapstone" like shale matrix. Very small, Matrix size 8cm x 6cm -
From the album: Fossildude's Middle Devonian Fossils
Greenops sp. Prone Middle Devonian, Hamilton Group, Windom Shale Member of the Moscow Formation, Deep Springs Road Earlville, NY, This specimen is fairly pyritized. Make for an interesting color combination.© 2021 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Middle Devonian Fossils
Greenops sp. Middle Devonian, Hamilton Group, Upper Ludlowville Formation . Geer Road Quarry, Lebanon, NY.© 2021 Tim Jones
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