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Thanks :) Theres one up and to the right the looks like it may be one, but IDK what the rest are. They seem to just be on surface, and could rub off.

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Wow, that is so beautiful! I love the color, it's like a porcelain artwork!

Yeah. When I dream at night, it involves finding one of these Ameuras laid out flat and pushing three inches.

Context is critical.

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This flexicalymene is one of my favorites. Not spectacular or rare, but it lived in the same neighborhood I do (I bet the neighbors were less noisy then). There is something very neat to me, knowing that If I had stepped out on my back porch 445 mya I may have seen this guy scuttling around, which is ridiculous of course since I only moved here 10 years ago. :P

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This flexicalymene is one of my favorites. Not spectacular or rare, but it lived in the same neighborhood I do (I bet the neighbors were less noisy then). There is something very neat to me, knowing that If I had stepped out on my back porch 445 mya I may have seen this guy scuttling around, which is ridiculous of course since I only moved here 10 years ago. :P

They are awesome bugs, and one of the first ones I could collect since they are so close to Illinois. they are spectacular to me even though not rare. I have taken many folks to eastern Indiana over years and this is one bug I can count on some of them finding, and I know it is exciting for them!!!

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Here are some of my favourites trilobites from Morocco:

Harpides from the Ordovian of Dra Valley.

Psychopyge from the Devonian of Erfoud Region.

Struveaspis from the Devonian, the last one in my collection.

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While going through pictures to update my website, I came across one I had forgotten about(the picture, not the bug). Because of the great photo skills of T.E. Whiteley (co-author of Trilobites of New York) I feel compelled to share. The trilobite was coated in a fine white powder to bring out the detail for photographing. This method is not permanent and does not damage the fossil.

This is a Calyptaulax larrabei from the Maquoketa formation of Northeast Iowa. This trilobite was named after Governor William Larrabee(1886-1890) who's hometown is near the type locality.

Overhead view

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Side view of the awesome eye

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While going through pictures to update my website, I came across one I had forgotten about(the picture, not the bug). Because of the great photo skills of T.E. Whiteley (co-author of Trilobites of New York) I feel compelled to share. The trilobite was coated in a fine white powder to bring out the detail for photographing. This method is not permanent and does not damage the fossil.

This is a Calyptaulax larrabei from the Maquoketa formation of Northeast Iowa. This trilobite was named after Governor William Larrabee(1886-1890) who's hometown is near the type locality.

Overhead view

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Side view of the awesome eye

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The eyes have it... spectacular trilobite Caleb :D

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...The trilobite was coated in a fine white powder to bring out the detail for photographing. This method is not permanent and does not damage the fossil...

Ammonium chloride sublimation...here's a LINK to a pdf on the process.

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Here are ten of my top trilos in my collection. Noorwoodia, gerospina and cedaria were trades, but the rest I collected personally in BC.

Chris

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Hmmm... after the Weeks trilobites you left us hanging... :P Thanks for posting these beautiful bugs Chris :D

Left to right:

Norwoodia

Cedaria

Gerospina

Irvingella

Cernuolimbus

Irvingella n. sp. (?)

Dicanthophyge

Orygmaspis

Labiostria

Pterocephalia

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Here are ten of my top trilos in my collection. Noorwoodia, gerospina and cedaria were trades, but the rest I collected personally in BC.

Chris

Holy cow Chris!!!!!

That's a spectacular collection (Weeks Fm and McKay Group) of trilobites! :drool:

I'm so jealous! :notfair:

I can't wait until Brian Chatterton publishes his work on these new bugs!eat%20popcorn.gif

Dan

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Weeks trilobites are always my favorites! Look at the color of the matrix which contrasts really nicely with the bugs, they are like paintings!

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Wow! These bugs rock!! :blink:

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