thelivingdead531 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hey everyone! I have some tiny trilobite pieces that I found at Wren's Nest in Dudley, UK while on a hunt last year with @JohnBrewer. I was wondering if they are identifiable. The tiny single piece is 5mm long, and the piece on the small plate is 3mm long. Age is Silurian. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Cute little trilo-bits. Maybe @JohnBrewer or @piranha can assist. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nice little trilo bits. The one on the left is almost certainly the Dudley bug, Calymene blumenbachii, which, as i'm sure you know, is the most common trilobite at this site and appears on the towns coat-of -arms. The other one, on the right and in the second photo has rather smooth edges around the pygidial border and no obvious pygidial pleural ribs. The pygidial border is more reminiscent of Dalmanites, also common in these rocks but that genus has an obviously pointed pygidium and a spine, while this one is rounded So I think it is a worn Calymene , though many other species are found here I can't think of another match Mr Piranha ? 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Oh, and I hope to go collecting with John one day, he seems a great guy and has kindly sent me two (not one but two!) parcels of Wren's nest material! Love it! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Oh, and I hope to go collecting with John one day, he seems a great guy and has kindly sent me two (not one but two!) parcels of Wren's nest material! Love it! Thank you for the ID help! I looked at the pictures of Calymene blumenbachii online, and was wondering if the single guy could be that, but since it’s such a tiny fragment I wasn’t about to make that call. I’ve been to Wren’s Nest with John once, that’s when I got these little guys and quite a bit more of various items. He is a great guy and was very patient with me while I asked a bunch of questions about what I had found. It was a very fun trip and I hope to go back again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Warburgella stokesii figure from: Owens, R.M. 1973 British Ordovician and Silurian Proetidae (Trilobita). Palaeontographical Society London, 535:1-98 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Bingo @piranha! Perfect match. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Cool finds, how long did you guys spend hunting there? Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 @LiamL I think we originally planned to stay for 2-3 hours, but ended up staying about 4.5 because we were having fun and finding all sorts of goodies lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now