Richard Alan Fortey 1946–2025 - Fossil News - The Fossil Forum
Mar 7, 2025 · The one and only Legendary Trilobitologist: Richard Fortey passed away March 7th at the age of 79. He published well over 200 papers, books, book chapters and monographs during the …
Advice for Marble Mountain Trilobite hunting in the Mojave
Nov 24, 2024 · Hello! I am new to fossil hunting and want to plan a weekend trip to the marble mountain trilobite collecting area in the mojave desert. I've read about two collecting methods - sorting through …
Elrathia kingii - Trilobites - The Fossil Forum
Jun 3, 2017 · Collected on a field trip to U-Dig Utah and prepared at the U-Dig site station. After a light mechanical brush exposed the shale, mineral oil was applied with another brush for a polished finish.
States (in the U.S.) Where Trilobites Have and have not been Found
Jul 26, 2022 · Green means trilobites have been found in that state on the surface and are native to that area. Yellow means technically a trilobite has been found there but was found below the surface or …
The RAREST trilobites in Arizona - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum
Sep 1, 2017 · Trilobites, which are only found in Paleozoic aged strata can be found in many of them, although they are rare except in Cambrian rocks. The rarest and hardest to find trilobites are in …
Is evidence of predation on trilobites common? - General Fossil ...
Sep 12, 2022 · Listed below is a summary of published examples of possible durophagous injuries on Cambrian trilobites and agnostoids. *Information about the possible predator or other reason for the …
A Rediscovery of the Braintree Paradoxid Fauna
Sep 23, 2023 · The trilobites are found in a fine grained, weakly bedded light argillite that oxidises and forms an orange coating when weathered. I found some larger Paradoxides fragments in a darker …
What a haul! Rare goodies from the St. Leon roadcut, Indiana. (Trilobites!)
Jun 1, 2018 · About a month ago, I headed out on two fossil trips to the well-known St. Leon roadcut in Indiana. I was hunting in the Liberty formation (late Ordovician) with the sole goal of finding some …
Trilobites - Southern California - Marble Mountain near Ludlow
Apr 21, 2024 · The Latham shale these Trilobites are found in is somewhat brittle and I used a putty knife to carefully pry apart layers to look for Trilobites without shattering them. Most survived the …
Trilobite Sites Near Western Maryland - Fossil Hunting Trips - The ...
May 31, 2022 · Hello all! I'm looking to do some more fossil hunting this summer and I would love to find a good spot for trilobites. I am in western Maryland, and am willing to travel up to 2 hours. Most of …