Kaden Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) After many trips looking for a complete specimens of an isotelus I finally found one! All be it small it is in nearly perfect condition. I found it on a trip to southeast Indiana today. I also found some other trilobites at some other spots I visited today as well. Edited August 5 by Kaden 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Cute! I suppose I. gigas is a bit of a misnomer in this case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Congratulations! Persistence pays off! 1 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaden Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 (edited) 19 minutes ago, jdp said: Cute! I suppose I. gigas is a bit of a misnomer in this case! I don't claim to be an expert by an means so I would appreciate any information. I only did a little research before posting it. Edited August 5 by Kaden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collector9658 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) Nice find. I cannot tell from the photos which it could be, especially without provenance. Would lean towards gigas. What was the county and geologic formation you collected this in? There is a lot of rock there. Edited August 5 by Collector9658 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaden Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Collector9658 said: Nice find. I cannot tell from the photos which it could be, especially without provenance. Would lean towards gigas. What was the county and geologic formation you collected this in? There is a lot of rock there. I found it in Dearborn county in the Liberty formation. Here are some better photos. Edited August 5 by Kaden 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collector9658 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kaden said: I found it in Dearborn county in the Liberty formation. Here are some better photos. Thanks. Pictures are much better, I think it is maximus. Edited August 5 by Collector9658 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 It is a I. maximus with the genal broken off. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 3 hours ago, Kaden said: I don't claim to be an expert by an means so I would appreciate any information. I only did a little research before posting it. I was actually just making a joke. "Gigas" means "giant." This is just a lil' guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotelus2883 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 “Maximus” doesn’t really match either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie_1971 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Congratulations man! I knew you would find one, it just takes time...more will come! It looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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