Deb and I spent the afternoon yesterday digging back into the Formosa Reef. No full trilobites were found, but that is generally the way of Devonian trilobites in Ontario outside of Arkona. And, only two of the five reported species were collected. I did, however, move a lot of rock. Veni, vidi, vici! I am a serious excavator, and did manage to rip the face of this little mountain. I am, of course, practicing Covid-19 safety with my face covering! :D Tons of Crassiproetus parts, but never anything complete. We kept setting these aside, but at a certain point it was getting a bit ridiculous. Some non-trilobitic stuff. Steinkerns galore, all heavily remineralized. Group shot of the shelled critters. Upper left are two platycerids, followed by a pair of bivavles (one with both valves, true to its name), two honking brachs. Along the bottom are gastropods. A closeup of the brach with both valves, and the Turbinatus-type gastro. Good size. The tiny tots. A turritella-style gastro with a mini-rostroconch beside it. The only other trilobite species found -- a rather busted up Mannopgye halli. A Crassiproetus glabella having washed into what is now a steinkern of a nautiloid. Kind of neat.
Overall, nothing new was found, and certainly no complete trilobites or major trip-makers. That being said, it's always nice to get out there. I may need to start hitting up some of unproven spots to expand the trilobite repertoire. There may not be as much time for that in the near future as the weather forecast is calling for most of next week to be rain or snow. Comments are closed.
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