Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I visited the ROM in Toronto, during the Toronto trip. I’ll just let the images do the talking. Metaspriggina The wall of early spines. Sponges, and other things. A worm. Gogia. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Lobopods. The famous Marrella. And of course, Anomalocaris, because yes. And these. Naraoia compacta and another species. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Ouch. Some Waptia. Small trilobites,which I couldn’t get good images of. Who doesn’t love some bugs? And some Burgess Shale-type preservation, with some unique specimens, like 66. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 The trilobite wall- Cambrian. Kingaspidoides. The famous Olenoides duo. Yunnanocephalus. Probably Olenellus from a California-Nevada. Manuels River. More bitten bugs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 The trilobite wall-Ordovician. Russian bugs. An absolutely gorgeous Isotelus. I have never seen one like that before. A giant Isotelus. Criner Hills Homotelus. Beautiful death plate. Canadian bugs. Some Beecher’s beds Triarthrus. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Ordovician- cont. Madonna and Child. Ontario bugs. An amazing harpetid. Hibbertia? Etctenaspis Isotelus plates. More Russian bugs. And of course, Isotelus rex. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 The trilobite wall-Silurian. Some big Ekwanoscutellum pieces. Arctinurus, of course this famous trilobite. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 The trilobite wall- Devonian. An enrolled Dipleura, as I remember it was about baseball-sized. Some wonderful Bundenbach phacopins. A group of (I think they were Paciphacops) cephalons. A very well-prepped dechenellid. Dicranurus during prep. For some reason, this Koneprusia caught my eye. Maybe because it’s awesome. And finally, Terries! It was difficult to leave after seeing these absolute beauties. I’ve got more images but I can’t find them and I think I have extended the length of this post to an unreasonable length, so there you are. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielb Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Thanks for the tour! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Thank-you so much for sharing pics of all those delicious trilobites! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Wow... I've said it before but it's unfair that the Royal BC Museum doesn't have anything like this collection of Burgess material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Some really fascinating fossils Thanks for sharing MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Wow... I've said it before but it's unfair that the Royal BC Museum doesn't have anything like this collection of Burgess material. Toronto has all the BC stuff, Ottawa has mainly Alberta stuff so I guess you guys in BC must have all the east coast stuff??? There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Wow! So many impressive and wonderful specimens. Never been to Toronto, but you’ve given me more reasons to drop everything and go. Thanks for sharing these and if you have more, by all means… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 I'll find some more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 One of the top researchers of Burgess material, Jean-Bernard Caron, is also the Invertebrate Curator at the ROM, so it makes sense that so much of that material is housed at the ROM, in addition to the fact that the ROM's affiliation was key to financing several research trips to the Burgess for decades. So in terms of continuing research, it is entirely fair. As for eastern Canadian fossils, there is plenty at the ROM, but only a small portion of that is on display. Much of what was collected by all the greats, including Dave Rudkin (who worked at the ROM and supplied many key specimens new to paleontology -- and that plate of Ekwanoscutellum ekwanensis was found by Rudkin and Westrop on their trip to the Ekwan River far up north), Rolf Ludvigsen, and numerous amateur collectors, is there. The Terataspis was found by a collector who I believe passed away some while back, but was a regular collector in the Moosonee region. Of note is how specimens of that lichid differ significantly from their equivalent in southern Ontario and the Schoharie erratics of New York. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I have a few reasons for wanting to visit Canada, and this just adds to them. Wonderful specimens! Visiting the ROM myself is now added to my Canada trip itinerary. 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...
Wrangellian Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 On 4/11/2024 at 6:12 AM, Northern Sharks said: Toronto has all the BC stuff, Ottawa has mainly Alberta stuff so I guess you guys in BC must have all the east coast stuff??? Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 What lovely specimens. Thank you for showing us these photos. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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