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Hello all. Back in March, I posted a topic about Spotted Trilobites I had found last year, in the Middle Devonian Windom shale in the Buffalo, NY area. I was interested in why they had spots, and some recent studies have concluded that they were chromatophores, used to change the color of the trilobites exoskeleton for camouflage purposes. Pretty cool. Well, I was fortunate enough to hit the same site this past July, with my buddy Carmine. (xonenine) I did fairly well, and had lots to bring home and prep. I have recently prepped out a bunch, and have added quite a few spotted ones to the two I had previously. Prepping consisted of some work with an engraver (not powered) to remove some of the larger pieces of matrix, and then a turn or two through my blasting cabinet, for a dolomite shower using my Harbor Freight Central Pneumatic Air Eraser. I think that, despite the fragility of these pieces, that they came out rather well. I thought I'd show them off, here. I think it is interesting how different the patterning and density of the spots is on each specimen. Hope you like them. Thanks for looking. A nice 3/4 bug: A large cephalon (1 1/4inch wide): An enrolled specimen: A nice little double: A partial: Another partial: and the rest are rollers... probably not complete, however . Continued.....
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