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March 2014 Finds Of The Month


JohnJ

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Been a while since I submitted an entry. This is an uncommon find due to it's size, carapace is 2 7/8 inches across.

Pulalius Vulgaris, Oligocene.

Found: November, 2013.

Prep: Started November/December 2013. Stopped prep until March 2014 (38 hours in March). Completed today, March 25th, 2014.

Lincoln Creek Formation. Site: Classified ( :ninja: )

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See, that sure beats chipping away at the video game console lol. Nice crabby patty.

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SpoongBob would be proud to serve up that one.

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Cetorhinus parvus

Location: Antwerp

age: Pliocene

Date: March the 29th

found this beauty in my matrix

greetings

Aaron

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Hi all,

I'll give a shot this month.

It's not a perfect trilo, it s even missing the tip of the nose, but its by far the best i ever found myself, sor here it is

Neseuretus tristani

Location : La Dominelais (Britany - France)

Age : Ordovician - Llandeilien (-460 MA)

Date : found end of february, prepared on the 15 of march.

Size 11 Cm

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As it was found :

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I'd like to enter a specimen of the trilobite Olenoides curticei Walcott that I collected on March 23. While it is not perfect, it is by far the most complete example of this species I have ever seen. Generally one finds isolated pygidia and glabella, or more rarely a pygidium or head with a couple of associated thoracic segments. This specimen is missing the free cheeks (and so may be a molt) and bits of the edge of the pygidium and head, but all the major sclerites (again, except for the free cheeks) are present and well articulated. Also the specimen is fully three-dimensional on a silica nodule, an extremely rare mode of preservation. I've also included a reconstruction from Walcott, which was based on several fragmentary specimens.

ID: Olenoides curticei Walcott

Collection site: Cherokee County, Alabama

Conesauga Formation, Middle Cambrian

Don

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A good friend suggested I use better light for the pics. A poet and camera person I'm not. The other pictures are darker and hard to see the detail. These are the 'enhanced' pics of The Boss, better light and detail. Before pics a few comments up.Thanks!

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