Nandomas Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) How can you stop trilobites ruining your best fossils? You can't! When you find a Phyllocarid you should be happy; when you find a Trilobite you should go dancing ; but yesterday the overlapping of two fossils was something I really could not have wished Edited September 20, 2015 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/
Auspex Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 They appear to be separable, on different layers, though the trilobite might come out the worse for wear... "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!
Fossil Claw Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 It looks like you might have as many as 4 trilobites on the right half of the rock that are savable. Would be a nice display piece with a little cleanup. Likely hard to save the Phillocarid given it split between both half with a nice enrolled trilo smack dab in the middle of it. Personally I'd sacrifice the Phillocarid and clean up the trilos. Even if you safely removed the enrolled trilo with the Phillocarid split between both rocks and the large trilo impression in the middle of it, it might not be savable. Others here would say keep the Phillocarid on the right intact. Clean up the enrolled trilo without disturbing the Phillocarid and then clean u the other trilos and call it a day. Still a nice find most would be proud to have in their collections. You are more than welcome to send the frankenfossil to Ohio for further study on my work bench!
Raggedy Man Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 That's pretty sweet! I'd leave it be. Great find. Thanks for sharing it with us!! Best regards, Paul ...I'm back.
FossilDAWG Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 We should all have such "problems"! Nice find. Don
JimB88 Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 is that from Utah? The orange object is the phylocarid correct? Its an awesome find regardless!
ynot Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 I would try to prep it with the thought of keeping as much of both as was possible. It makes for a really unique fossil! It is a great find either way. Tony
Nandomas Posted September 20, 2015 Author Posted September 20, 2015 You are more than welcome to send the frankenfossil to Ohio for further study on my work bench! Nice try, Fossil Claw is that from Utah? The orange object is the phylocarid correct? Its an awesome find regardless! yes, it's a Phyllocarid from one of the most famous Wheeler Shale Millard co. quarry, the 4th we found Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/
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