Rediscovering New York: Ordovician Adventures

[minnbuckeye]

On 5/12/2020 at 8:01 PM, Al Tahan said:

 

I took the counterpart....which still had part of the isotelus attached and wrapped it in my sweatshirt and put that in my backpack. I had to take a single trip just for the counterpart because it was so big. 

 

 

Your Isotelus story brings back memories for me. Our Maquoketa/ Ordovician sounds very similar to the formation providing you the Isotelus fossils. I had found a whole Isotelus a few years ago but didn't realize until I returned home, part had split off. The eye was left back where I found it. All week I worried whether a return trip would be successful at producing the missing eye. After some searching, I did find and attach it to the rightful owner!!! Gazillions of partials are found  in the Maquoketa but only a rare full trilobite. I hope your success is better than mine at finding more complete ones. 

 

 Mike

[Al Tahan]

@minnbuckeye wow!! You at least share in part my pain. Glad your story turned out happy too!