Trilobites of Nevada

[CMD]

These are among the earliest of trilobites, dating from the Lower Cambrian and collected(not by me) in Lincoln County, Nevada. All are members of the genus Olenellus. From head to tip[ of tail spine, these range from 1 1/4"-2 1/4".

Olenellus gilberti:








Olenellus chiefensis:





This next O. chiefensis conveys a sense of motion, with its' tail swept upward and recurved.




Olenellus fowleri:

[chase]

Charlie, those are cool! Thanks for showing them.

[rmartin]

Only thing better than a nice artifact is a nice fossil. Thanks Charlie!

[painshill]

Beautiful examples, Charlie.

[Bone2stone]

It's good to see others that do not have such narrow views
on collecting items other than artifacts.
I like finding trilobites.
Thanks for showing. I particularly like that reverse impression.
You did not find them,,,, but are they in your collection? B)
Jess B.

[CMD]

Bone2stone wrote:

It's good to see others that do not have such narrow views
on collecting items other than artifacts.
I like finding trilobites.
Thanks for showing. I particularly like that reverse impression.
You did not find them,,,, but are they in your collection? B)
Jess B.

  Thank you. Yes, Jesse, they are in my collection. My favorite genus in fact. That, and Paradoxides. Good call on the negative impression(photo 3). That can be hard to tell from a photo.

[Weepingeyegorget]

wow, those are nice! I have some trilobites but none from Nevada.. My favorite is Isotelus Maximus they look like a bullfrog, and being close to Ohio, that and flexicalymene are the most common in this region.. I got a few bugs I'll post them someday.. Thanks for showing those killer bugs

[Hoss]

awesome show Charlie thanks man!

[Bone2stone]

Well me likie!!! Or can you tell by my avitar that I have an affinity to the buggie stuff.
I got a few from other states and some others from overseas somewhere in my collection room.
It's a little crowded in there and those little buggers are pretty small.
I also have two from the Permian of Tex. "last of the last" can't think of the genus right now.
Have you been to the Quartzite NM show? Got many bugs there from all over the world.
Jess b

[CMD]

Bone2stone wrote:

Well me likie!!! Or can you tell by my avitar that I have an affinity to the buggie stuff.
I got a few from other states and some others from overseas somewhere in my collection room.
It's a little crowded in there and those little buggers are pretty small.
I also have two from the Permian of Tex. "last of the last" can't think of the genus right now.
Have you been to the Quartzite NM show? Got many bugs there from all over the world.
Jess b

  No, Jesse, never been to that show or the big one in Tucson. Paladin sp. is a late Permian Texas bug, but don't know if that's one in your avtar.

[Bone2stone]

[QUOTE]CMD wrote:

Well me likie!!! Or can you tell by my avitar that I have an affinity to the buggie stuff.
I got a few from other states and some others from overseas somewhere in my collection room.
It's a little crowded in there and those little buggers are pretty small.
I also have two from the Permian of Tex. "last of the last" can't think of the genus right now.
Have you been to the Quartzite NM show? Got many bugs there from all over the world.
Jess b

  No, Jesse, never been to that show or the big one in Tucson. Paladin sp. is a late Permian Texas bug, but don't know if that's one in your avtar.
  No, my avitar is the Paladin morrowensis(Mather)
Pennsylvanian Wolf Mnt Shale near Bridgeport Wise Co. Tex.
The Permian specimens I have are Delaria antigua(Girty) from the Camp Creek Shale.
I did not find my Delaria. I traded some Calycoceras ammonites for them.
I think I got a very good deal because they are "Very rare".
I'll try to locate them this Sunday. Rediscovery in my very own home!!!!!!
Jessy B.

[cgode]

Wow, those are very cool Charlie! I have a couple of fossils kicking around here but no Trilobites.......I'm gonna have to try and find some now! Anybody selling a trilobite? lol.....not really something I can find in the field here!

[CMD]

Weepingeyegorget wrote:

wow, those are nice! I have some trilobites but none from Nevada.. My favorite is Isotelus Maximus they look like a bullfrog, and being close to Ohio, that and flexicalymene are the most common in this region.. I got a few bugs I'll post them someday.. Thanks for showing those killer bugs

Thanks for your comments, everybody :cheer: I appreciate it; these are my favorite genus of bug and I made sure I acquired nice ones.
Lance, thanks, I had an Isotelus maximus that was 5", but sold it years ago to an avid collector in Japan. Here's a nicely preserved juvenile Isotelus maximus. For those unfamiliar, I. maximus is the state fossil of Ohio and could reach lengths in excess of 15 inches. A giant among trilos. This little bug is 1 3/8" long, and the genal spines are longer in proportion to the body then is the case in adults of the species.

[CMD]

[QUOTE]Bone2stone wrote:

[quote=CMD post=65569]

Well me likie!!! Or can you tell by my avitar that I have an affinity to the buggie stuff.
I got a few from other states and some others from overseas somewhere in my collection room.
It's a little crowded in there and those little buggers are pretty small.
I also have two from the Permian of Tex. "last of the last" can't think of the genus right now.
Have you been to the Quartzite NM show? Got many bugs there from all over the world.
Jess b

  No, Jesse, never been to that show or the big one in Tucson. Paladin sp. is a late Permian Texas bug, but don't know if that's one in your avtar.
  No, my avitar is the Paladin morrowensis(Mather)
Pennsylvanian Wolf Mnt Shale near Bridgeport Wise Co. Tex.
The Permian specimens I have are Delaria antigua(Girty) from the Camp Creek Shale.
I did not find my Delaria. I traded some Calycoceras ammonites for them.
I think I got a very good deal because they are "Very rare".
I'll try to locate them this Sunday. Rediscovery in my very own home!!!!!!
Jessy B.
From my own experience, re-finding things at home is almost twice the fun   Looking fwd to seeing them.

[Weepingeyegorget]

That isotelus is really nice!! I have a couple but they are rolled up.. I would have loved to seen your mega bug, the biggest one I got is an paraoxides trilobite from Morrocco.. I got it from a guy and he told me almost all of them are highly restored, the one I got is about 5% restored, and is in original matrix cost me several times the amount of the others he had, ( he was from morocco) and said that they were extremely hard to find in that condition.. It's about 14" long.. Speaking of permain bugs, I got two from Oklahoma, they are ditomyphoge ( hope I spelt that right going on memory) they are super small however.. The rariest bug I got comes from Crawfordsville, IN.. and it was valued at around $1000.00 only about an 1" long Mississippian period..