Cluros Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Any help identifying this fossil my wife found in Grand Isle, Vermont would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 It's a Eurypterid (common name sea scorpion)... nice one too. http://www.google.com/images?q=eurypterid&btnG=Search&hl=en&gbv=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurypterid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Definitely not a Eurypterid.. Looks like a large asaphid trilobite like Isotelus My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Definitely not a Eurypterid.. Looks like a large asaphid trilobite like Isotelus Isotelus... http://www.google.com/images?btnG=Search&hl=en&gbv=1&q=Isotelus&tbm=isch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I agree not a Euryriptide- isotelus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 The Glens Falls Limestone at Grand Isle has Isotelus gigas listed as a common trilobite. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluros Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Thanks for the help. I've found a number of large cephalons and some disarticulated pieces. We will keep looking for an intact one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Nice find. I agree with Nathan on the Isotelus. -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...
Carl Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Do you know of legal collecting sites in VT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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