I've only managed to get out once in the last week to a local spot that exposes London's "strata" -- And by that I mean the vast depths of glacial overburden when all of this was once Lake London 13,000 years ago before it burst spewing more than five times the force of Niagara Falls, and emptying out in a matter of days. The nearby ski hill, for instance, is not imported riprap, but glacial erratics transported by the force of rushing waters. Anyhow, no real keepers on this visit. The material is a mixed Devonian salad that extends from the Hamilton Group down to the Bois Blanc Formation. These are all Anchiopsis anchiops pygidia from this location. What is interesting is that these appear in three distinct lithologies. I also spent some time between grading papers in the lab. This is a one inch / 2.5 cm baby Isotelus from Bowmanville I picked up about a year and a half ago just in case the urge struck me to do some resto with Milliput. I decided to give it a go. As can be seen, a lot of the trilobite was missing. Since it is very small, and I have big mitts with not the best carving tools, it didn't go as well as I would have liked...But I can actually fix this by smoothing out a few portions (with some fine grit sandpaper and very light abrasion) and ever so slightly downsizing the eyes, which actually turned out the shape I wanted them to be. Okay, what's next? A before and after of a Ceraurus pleurexanthemus I found in the Neuville Formation on my recent trip to Quebec. Both genals, tail spines, and eyes are present. There were some issues with a hard calcitic crust, but I was able to dolomite my troubles away. All that remains is some very careful matrix landscaping to make it pop. The photo does little justice to it, mostly on account of the finished product still being a bit dusty and damp. But here's a more dramatic shot: The cephalon tucks down a bit, but I think it is a pretty decent prone. It is not easy finding these without something missing, like an eye or tail spine... or just finding bits and pieces forever.
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