So far I’ve only collected Pygidium parts and perhaps a Thorax piece from local fossil trilobites. Yesterday August 6th, 2020, I found my first confirmed portion of what I’m fairly sure is the Free Cheek of a local Trilobite. These are held together tightly during life, and easily become dislodgedRead More →
It’s been a little while since a new Petalodus ohioensis tooth has been found locally. As luck would have it, a new one showed up. This will be a short post, as the tooth is currently missing its cusp. While breaking apart the rock, I happened to split this oneRead More →
I found this trilobite tail, also known as a pygidium, embedded in Brush Creek Limestone. By the Carboniferous, trilobites were on the decline, and evolution made them smaller. Only the order Proetida survived into the Carboniferous and died out at the end of the Permian. Two species represent the BrushRead More →