Perhaps nothing tops the thrill of the hunt, but there are some species of trilobite I'll probably never get around to collecting in the field unless I win the lottery. Not long ago, I had posted a topic on The Fossil Forum requesting some trilobites to add to my burgeoning collection. Marc Haensel (MarcusFossils) was happy to oblige, and so he sent me a lovely package for me to collect from the little known strata of the "mailbox formation." With the exception of one of these lovely specimens, they are all Cambrian-age (543-490 mya). This would represent the oldest fossils I own. And here's a link to his eBay - he has some lovely specimens up for sale, he is courteous and fast. Best of all, unlike so many sellers on auction sites, he knows his stuff so never a worry about being sold fakes (a very big problem on sites like eBay). This will have to tide me over until the big quarry dig in a few weeks. On to the pictures! Colpocorphyes guichen. Ordovician - Traveusot Formation, Guichen, Îlle-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France Aphelaspis (Labiostria) westropi. Cambrian - Unit "H" Formation, McKay Group, BC Redlichia mai - Cambrian. Wulongqing Formation (Guanshan Biota) Chengjiang County, China Wujiajiania sp. Cambrian - Unit "H" Formation, McKay Group, BC Parabolinella sp. Cambrian - Unit "H" Formation, McKay Group, BC
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Kane Faucher
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