Newbie_1971 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) Hopped out after work to look around and found this flexicalymene. When I first spotted it, it was partially covered by dirt. First thought was a partial prone, but was hoping for it to be full. I actually chuckled when I picked it up to examine it. This poor guy was smashed flatter than a pancake. It is a full roller, but it's rolling days have been long gone! Hahaha! Have any of you guys found any like this? Edited December 12, 2023 by Newbie_1971 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I've found them flattened into pancakes in every which direction. Some beds will produce many like this but no nicely inflated rollers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 that is a pancake! I have a couple like that from Oklahoma, but not quite THAT flat.... 1 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 One of the trilobites on my bucket list is a Eldredgeops that is that flat! 1 Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie_1971 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, JamieLynn said: that is a pancake! I have a couple like that from Oklahoma, but not quite THAT flat.... Are you from Oklahoma? What kind of trilobites do you hunt/find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, trilobites_are_awesome said: One of the trilobites on my bucket list is a Eldredgeops that is that flat! There are places in New York where you can find Eldredgeops and Greenops "Rollers" that are flat. 2 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 23 minutes ago, Darktooth said: There are places in New York where you can find Eldredgeops and Greenops "Rollers" that are flat. I was aware of them being found in new York. But I have not seen any from Ohio. 1 Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Newbie_1971 said: Are you from Oklahoma? What kind of trilobites do you hunt/find? No, I'm from Texas and our Paleontological Society of Austin takes a field trip to Oklahoma to go trilo hunting. It's mostly Paciphacops and Kainops at one spot and Calymenes at another . 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Someone ought to teach that Flexi about healthy postures, there's no way it doesn't have back pain from that. 3 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) That roller sure wouldn’t roll anywhere. Nice find! Edited December 13, 2023 by FossilNerd 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...
Newbie_1971 Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, FossilNerd said: That roller should wouldn’t roll anywhere. Nice find! Thank you. Let me know if you ever make it back up this way to take a look around. I usually go on the weekends, and on the weekdays if at all possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 15 hours ago, Darktooth said: There are places in New York where you can find Eldredgeops and Greenops "Rollers" that are flat. You also can find them in Pennsylvania. Both left and right Eldredgeops were found at the same Mahantango location. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 15 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: Someone ought to teach that Flexi about healthy postures, there's no way it doesn't have back pain from that. And someone ought to teach you to visit your Fossil Forum friends more often! Haven't heard from you in awhile! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Darktooth said: And someone ought to teach you to visit your Fossil Forum friends more often! Haven't heard from you in awhile! A lot of it has had to do with uni obligations and a lot of other things which have been going on alongside it. I've been on a couple of field trips since I last posted a field report here, I just haven't had the time to post reports for them here. I'll probably make a field trip megapost for that. 1 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Newbie_1971 said: Thank you. Let me know if you ever make it back up this way to take a look around. I usually go on the weekends, and on the weekdays if at all possible. Will do. I’m sure I’ll be back up that way at some point or another. 👍 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...
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