Guest N.AL.hunter Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Found in Tennessee. Edge of the "Nashville Dome". Perhaps Lebanon Formation. About 4" long as is, would have been closer to 5" if whole. Still the most complete trilobite I have from Tenn. Isotelus probably. Folded over on itself. Also found some whole brachiopods and other misc. fossils at same site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxman56 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Wow thats a monster, Nice Reminds me of an old college professor who use to show off a monster Trilo. He found it after 12 geology students stepped over it on a field trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Found in Tennessee. Edge of the "Nashville Dome". Perhaps Lebanon Formation. About 4" long as is, would have been closer to 5" if whole. Still the most complete trilobite I have from Tenn. Isotelus probably. Folded over on itself. Also found some whole brachiopods and other misc. fossils at same site. Nice finds in your pics! I didn't realize it was possible to find the large species in Tn. It's just huge! I loves trilobites. My favorite was a small one found in half. Frustrating.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Doin' the Big Bug Shuffle! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Doin' the Big Bug Shuffle! lol Cool trilo NAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Great finds, Del! Love that Bug! Congratulations! Regards, 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...
Hawkeye Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Nice haul Del! If you believe everything you read, perhaps it's time for you to stop reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbrick Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 How do you spot something like that?! I'd have gone right past it! Now I'm wondering how many I HAVE gone right past? Very nice, BTW. Andy (redbrick) "All living things do one of two things. They either grow, or they die. When they stop growing, they immediately start dying. The mind is also a living thing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Fortunately for us fossil hunters, at this site the matrix is light gray and the trilobites are blackish. They stand out fairly well. The brachs are everywhere and range in color from black to white. I was finding many pieces of straight ammonites/bacculites (the ones with simple sutures), but nothing worth picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Very, very nice find! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Very nice! Was that the site you were talking about in Tenn. I find big partials in the Carters Limestone along the eastern edge of the Nashville Dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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