t-tree Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 These Cyclus are from the Derbyshire coal measures uk(the same site as the horseshoe crabs), the only other one's i have seen are from Mazon Creek they (i have read) are thought to have parasitized fish but are also associated with plant material. It is about 20mm and the close up shows an antennae and the rear end. John Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 More amazing fossils! Great rare finds you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Stunning!! KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Good stuff John.Another cyclus (40macross),and a reconstruction. Thanks Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Love it! When I was a lad, collecting the Upper Carboniferous "coal swamps" in northern Pennsylvania, I had plants aplenty, but animals (like horseshoe crabs and cyclus) were but rumors bordering on the mythological. That magic is still alive, through your posts; thank you! "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...
t-tree Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Neil i have never seen those reconstructions before where are they from ? and i haven't got a Cyclus anywhere as big as that one you found. Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Cheers Auspex, John i cant remember where i got the reconstruction from, had it a while now, it clearly shows the tail segments though that are visible on your specimen in this post. Thanks Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Very nice. I like how the little tube worms had hitched a ride. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Fantastic fossils! But 40 m across? What did that thing eat? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 My mistake, meant to say 40mm. Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-tree Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Hi Auspex, thanks for your comments. This is a partial Horseshoe crab head shield with a partial Cyclus in the same nodule. Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 More amazing finds! They show so much detail. They turely are astonishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 My mistake, meant to say 40mm. Neil. I figured as much, just was pulling your leg.Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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