lmacfadden Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) I was headed out to visit my sister, which would have been a right turn at the stop sign. Instead, Hungry Hollow was calling out to me and I headed out there (left turn) instead! To my delight, I found a number of small fossils that I LOVE and my first enrolled trilobite! At first I thought I had found a trilobite head and was pretty pleased with that, knowing that you don't often find complete ones. When I got it home I took a photo of it... and it looked like the tail of the trilobite. So thinking I was mistaken the first time, I turned it over and took another picture and lo and behold, I had both ends and the middle! That's when I realized I actually had the complete bug, just enrolled! I am excited beyond belief!! I am in LOVE with this little guy. So here is the rest of my find for today... I had a blast. Conditions there are pretty good, a little slippery but doable. I will go back later today or maybe tomorrow. Hope you enjoy these too! Edited April 16, 2013 by lmacfadden ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Nice one Lise. Congrats, and welcome to the trilo club 1 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmacfadden Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Nice one Lise. Congrats, and welcome to the trilo club Ah shucks, thanks Kevin... thanks to you for showing me where to look and what to look for! ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Phantastic Phacopid... Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Congratulations! I clearly remember my first whole 'bug', from a Devonian exposure in Virginia (about 45 years ago...). 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Great finds - that trilobite is spiffingly good! Regards, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Excellent! Great photo as well. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Congratulations, Lise! Well spotted - it looks tiny. And, I agree with Cretaceous1 - nice photos. Regards, 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Very nice. I like how the bug blends in with all the other fossils in the first pic. It reminds me of the closet scene in 'E.T.' : 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmacfadden Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Congratulations, Lise! Well spotted - it looks tiny. And, I agree with Cretaceous1 - nice photos. Regards, Thanks Tim. Yes, it's tiny but to me it's HUGE! .9cm wide x .9cm long (it would be about 2cm long if not rolled up). Can't wait to find my next one! ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmacfadden Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Very nice. I like how the bug blends in with all the other fossils in the first pic. It reminds me of the closet scene in 'E.T.' : et-hides-closet-universals-et-extra-terrestrial-242490.jpg Ha ha... I was actually thinking "Where's Waldo" when I took that photo, but I like the reference to E.T. in the closet! ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 congratulations Lise! 1 "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regg Cato Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 congratulations! still have yet to find an enrolled (or even complete) trilobite there; whereabouts at HH did you find this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmacfadden Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 congratulations! still have yet to find an enrolled (or even complete) trilobite there; whereabouts at HH did you find this? In the South Pit and that's all I can tell you... it was actually in a high spot that I thought no one would think to check over. I have to go and check that location again before I give away my top secret information! No, seriously, if I met you there I would show you exactly where... ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regg Cato Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 In the South Pit and that's all I can tell you... it was actually in a high spot that I thought no one would think to check over. I have to go and check that location again before I give away my top secret information! No, seriously, if I met you there I would show you exactly where... Haha good stuff; that might happen, I'm planning on going there sometime this month. I actually found a partial prone trilobite (missing the cephalon and most of the pygidium) in about the same location. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Congratulations!! Finding a whole one in great shape is always a rush!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Lise, I hope your sister wasn't expecting you to show up. It sounds like you never made it to her house. You continue to tease me with your finds. I'm going to definitely get up to see my in-laws as soon as I can. I'll just have to come up with an excuse to get away for a day or two to check the area out. One of my brother-in-laws lives in Sarnia and has told me he's been there before and will be glad to take me. Beautiful finds. I've found one enrolled trilo, but not as nice as yours. Thanks for continuing to show us your finds. It just keeps giving me more motivation to visit my in-laws. 1 SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Sweet! Trilobites are addicting, just beware . 1 Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmacfadden Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Lise, I hope your sister wasn't expecting you to show up. It sounds like you never made it to her house. You continue to tease me with your finds. I'm going to definitely get up to see my in-laws as soon as I can. I'll just have to come up with an excuse to get away for a day or two to check the area out. One of my brother-in-laws lives in Sarnia and has told me he's been there before and will be glad to take me. Beautiful finds. I've found one enrolled trilo, but not as nice as yours. Thanks for continuing to show us your finds. It just keeps giving me more motivation to visit my in-laws. Oh yes, I made it there as she lives right in town - I went straight over there after my dig. She was eager to see all my little treasures. It's amazing that with all the hundreds or maybe thousands of people that have come to Hungry Holow over the years that there's still something good to be found there. You just have to put your head down and start scanning and "expect" to find something spectacular! ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmacfadden Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Sweet! Trilobites are addicting, just beware . I hear you on that one... it's all I've been thinking about since. I'm heading out there again today! ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) congrats! I still havnt found a complete one (but I will someday.) oh..and I like the button coral too. Edited April 17, 2013 by JimB88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmacfadden Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 congrats! I still havnt found a complete one (but I will someday.) oh..and I like the button coral too. Thanks Jim - those were my first button corals too! I do have another one in my possesion but I wasn't the one who found it. I found 3 of them yesterday. As I was scanning the ground, a raindrop fell right on one and that's how I spotted it! ~Lise MacFadden - Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Congrats that is exciting, thanks for sharing it. That first trilobite is always a blast! May you find many more! russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Oooh yay!!!! Congrats on the find! That's fabulous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Congrats on the finds, especially that great trilobite! I still remember my first trilo...[sigh] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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