A.C. Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) Fossil hunted with my college roommate today towards the deer lake region. Here is about 1/2 of my haul, will be excited to clean them and remove some matrix eventually and uncover them more! Edited September 6, 2020 by A.C. misspelled title 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Awesome finds! The trilo in the top left looks especially promising. Can't wait to see them finished. What's your prep setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Great finds! Thanks for showing us. Be sure to update us when you have completed prep on them. 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...
RJB Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 By any chance did you save any of the opposing rock? I find that there is almost always a small piece or two in those rocks that you can transfer to the main rock and make for an absolute complete specimen. Nice finds and Good luck RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Well done! Now you've been bitten by the bug... for more bugs! The shell colour preservation and the matrix seems very similar to Mahantango deposits. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Congratulations on your first trilobite finds!!! I hope this is just the tip of the iceberg! for future hunts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 Thanks for all the love! I will definitely take crisper pictures and make a thread on it, my buddy found an AMAZING one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 13 hours ago, RJB said: By any chance did you save any of the opposing rock? I find that there is almost always a small piece or two in those rocks that you can transfer to the main rock and make for an absolute complete specimen. Nice finds and Good luck RB No... I thought it was neat to see their imprints on the rocks but in the excitement, I chucked those to the side and took the main piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Detailed cephalon's eyes. Edited September 7, 2020 by A.C. Did not show the pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A.C. Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 Some sort of cephalopod? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 Better pics of the complete one's aren't letting me load in somehow... any ideas on why? Keeps giving 3.5mb error yet my computer shows it is less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 This looks like the internal mold of a gastropod to me: Re: picture-uploading issues... Try refreshing your browser - that usually fixes the problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Congratulations, for some nice Trilos! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ludwigia Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Yippee! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautiloid Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I love that greenops! Great finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Nautiloid said: I love that greenops! Great finds Thanks! Was super excited to uncover it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Wow! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Planko said: Wow! Congratulations! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Those are spectacular trilobites !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Very cool! Congrats on your first trilobites! Can't wait to see them prepped! 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...
RandyB Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Very nice finds, congratulations on finding a productive place to hunt. A lot of the old popular exposures were clobbered when the state widened rte 61 through that area a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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