lissa318 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 To trilobite experts out there... I know little to nothing about trilos so far. In a box of fossils I was given there are quite a few blocks of shale with numerous trilobites, horn coral and shells in it. Wondering how many species of trilobites can be found at this location? Here are some pics. Not having a lot of luck photographing them. 1. Going to add just one more for now on next reply... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) 2. Love the shell with the trilobite. Thanks for looking any advice appreciated. Some of these pieces have quite a few bottoms or heads sticking out. After I rinse them off really well I'll have a better idea of what is going on... lol. . Pretty excited about them! Edited April 22, 2015 by lissa318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 They are mostly Eldredgeops rana, Lissa. You should be able to identify most things in your matrix by looking through this website. Have fun! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) The trilobite pieces in your pictures are all from eldredgeops. At Penn Dixie the two most common trilobites you will find are eldredgeops and greenops, there are a few others that you have a chance of finding but they are not very common. One of the best aspects of Penn Dixie is the ability to find things in general. It is a good place to take kids because every rock you pick up pretty much has something in it. It is not a lot of walking from the place you park your car to the fossil area and most of the way is a paved path. Edited April 22, 2015 by Malcolmt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 They are mostly Eldredgeops rana, Lissa. You should be able to identify most things in your matrix by looking through this website. Have fun! Regards, Thank you Tim! That will be most helpful. . I didn't realize there were cephalopods and such in there as well. I now have a better idea what to keep my eyes open for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 The trilobite pieces in your pictures are all from eldredgeops. At Penn Dixie the two most common trilobites you will find are eldredgeops and greenops, there are a few others that you have a chance of finding but they are not very common. One of the best aspects of Penn Dixie is the ability to find things in general. It is a good place to take kids because every rock you pick up pretty much has something in it. It is not a lot of walking from the place you park your car to the fossil area and most of the way is a paved path. Thank you maybe I'll get to take my own trip there one of these days. This will be a pretty good learning experience for me until then. So wondering if a trilo is rolled or surrounded by matrix like the 2 above is it a pretty good bet that they're complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Unfortunately, probably not. There are many molted trilo bits found at Penn Dixie quarry. Complete trilobite, even rollers are less numerous than the molts. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Unfortunately, probably not. There are many molted trilo bits found at Penn Dixie quarry. Complete trilobite, even rollers are less numerous than the molts. Regards, Thanks again like I said I know very little about trilobites such as molts... Planning on learning more now! As soon as I saw these chunks I could easily point out numerous trilobites including weeee little tiny ones... lol. If it wasn't for TFF I wouldn't have recognized one ever. Although I'm not on here as much lately finding this group has been an eye opener and just wonderful for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Here is a phacops rana which we collected last week, and a More rare partial, greenops or Bellacartwrightia ....spike on the rear of the cephalon and thoracic segments make me think it's a Bella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I plan on stopping by there in June. I've always wanted to hunt NY for trilobites. Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I plan on stopping by there in June. I've always wanted to hunt NY for trilobites. Paul Hunting for them yourself has to be so much more fun! Hope your trip in June goes well!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Here is a phacops rana which we collected last week, and a More rare partial, greenops or Bellacartwrightia ....spike on the rear of the cephalon and thoracic segments make me think it's a Bella. image.jpgimage.jpg Awesome snakebite!!!! . Thanks for the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Your welcome. we became members because we love collecting there and it's always a good time for the kiddos to find themselves something cool! We will be there the weekend of the 9th, and the 23rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 On 4/23/2015 at 6:33 PM, snakebite6769 said: Here is a phacops rana which we collected last week, and a More rare partial, greenops or Bellacartwrightia ....spike on the rear of the cephalon and thoracic segments make me think it's a Bella. I suspect you are correct in it being a bella prtial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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