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Found some Trilobites, anybody know what type?
Woody
post May 27 2011, 10:17 PM
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These are good solid specimens in very hard Siltstone. Mostly they show just the wedge shaped head and very little of the rest of the body. I know there are many different varriaties out there but does any one know what these type are. I'm clueless. There is also a lot of shells in the same rocks. One thing I noticed is that the shells are all very small. Nothing even close to the size of a fingernail. Small must of been a requirment to be part of the "in" crowd back then.
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post Jun 24 2011, 10:01 AM
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thumbsupsmileyanim.gif Sweet finds Woody!

It looks to be found from the Maroon formation by the sedimentation rock (siltstone) that you found it in. Just my thoughts. smile.gif

Possibly a Leiostegium, but not sure by what I have read. Paleoportal.org has some great information on Trilobites, check it out if you get a chance.


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post Jul 7 2011, 11:46 AM
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Thanks Mrs. CP,

I have learned a lot from the articles in your posted links. For example; I do not have Trilobites, I have Trilobite pieces. I did not know that Trilobites shed their outer shell just like a Crawdad. And that is what I found, pieces of the shell. In death/fossilization, the sections would not be so clearly segmented. Still way cool, I found pieces of Trilobites and they are preserved in some very hard host material. I also learned how big these dudes can get. Thanks for the hand off links, Woody.


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post Jul 19 2011, 06:06 AM
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Your welcome Woody. Im glad it helped some! That is a great site for learning and we also have a link to it under the chat box in the chat room. happy088.gif


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