SpinoBary9 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I'm still in shock after finding this Trilobite in DeRuyter, NY. Biggest I've ever found. Took 4 hours to dig out. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Nice find! That is a big one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Monster! Great find. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Awesome find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Nice Dipleura dekayi 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediospirifer Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Beautiful bug! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Gorgeous find!!! Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptEsteban Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Congratulations ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Unbelievable find!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 19 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Nice Dipleura dekayi and just how big do these guys get? Is this max size or..... 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 25 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: and just how big do these guys get? Is this max size or..... "Adult D. dekayi is a large and unique trilobite, averaging about 6 inches in length but attaining 9 inches in individual examples" (4) Cooper, G.A. (1935) Young stages of the Devonian trilobite Dipleura dekayi Green. Journal of Paleontology 9.1: 3-5 8 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 2:28 PM, SpinoBary9 said: I'm still in shock after finding this Trilobite in DeRuyter, NY. Biggest I've ever found. Took 4 hours to dig out. Do you plan on keeping it as is, or cleaning it further with abrasives? Spectacular 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 How big is that!?! Great find!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mushroom Whisperer Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 2:28 PM, SpinoBary9 said: I'm still in shock after finding this Trilobite in DeRuyter, NY. Biggest I've ever found. Took 4 hours to dig out. Very nice! I'd hate to see one crawling up my pantleg... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I see why you are in shock! What a find! Congrats! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Congratulations! 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Congratulations on a very nice Dipleura! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 That's a beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Awesome!!!! Congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Great find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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