hollywatertower Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I just purchased a large collection of fossils & need some help identifying this plate of trilobites; I'm a total novice when it comes to fossils; if you ever need help with Roman antiquities, I'm your man; but with fossils, I'm a total ignoramus. Here are some pics. I'm probably ok with the cystoid; but I can use all the help I can get! Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 There are a few Russian asaphids with intermediate eye stalks and these look like a good match with Asaphus punctatus. Congrats on a great multiple plate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywatertower Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 piranha - Thanks for the response! Are these trilobites added to the plates? I've seen it mentioned that this is a common occurrence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 piranha - Thanks for the response! Are these trilobites added to the plates? I've seen it mentioned that this is a common occurrence? Such proximity, all on the same plane, sometimes suggests an 'artful arrangement'. I could not possibly declare this to be the case here without close and careful examination, though. "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...
squalicorax Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 The cystoids are commonly added on. The sculpted matrix evenness gives me some doubts on the authenticity. A strong UV light should show if that is the case. My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I cannot help ya on the trilobites, but there are some really knowlable members on here. I myself am just branching out from sharks teeth. Side note, Holly huh? I have a good friend from Holly, he lives here in the Savannah area and I am originally from Burton..... Small world! Welcome to the site! By the way, I just got an email of a photo from Holly showing all the snow up there. Edited February 4, 2014 by AeroMike " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywatertower Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks everyone. What a great source of info! I'll take a UV light to them tonight. AeroMike - I own an antique mall / auction house in Holly. It is truly a small world! the snow is piled up close to 6' on either side of my parking lot! I wish I was in Savannah!! Thanks again everyone! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywatertower Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I just black lighted the plate. the cystoid is the only thing that appears to be added. It's the only thing on the plate being held on by a substance with any fluorescence!! I'll black light the other fossils later and post pictures; I've black lighted old paintings before; but this is my first fossil!! Thanks! Edited February 6, 2014 by hollywatertower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Here is that photo my friend sent me last week. " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywatertower Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 That's great! You can see the donut shop down on the left. Here's a pic of my store this morning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 The cystoid is likely an Echinosphaerites aurantium, somewhat common in some Russian and Swedish Ordovician rocks. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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