Saturday, December 30, 2006

Olenellus Fremonti

VT Codger

Fossil Photo Gallery


A collection of photos of fossils from a small and not especially interesting fossil collection. I can't imagine that many people will much care, but if you need a fossil picture that is not encumbered by intellectual property constraints feel free to use one of these.

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T0001-T0002: Trilobites: Part and counterpart of Olenellus fremonti (Walcott, 1910).
Lower Cambrian, Latham shale, about 10m above base of formation.
Collected about 3km NW of junction of Cadiz Road and National Trails
Highway (site of old Chambless Store), San Bernadino County, CA. The
slab also has ten or so small (2cm or so) partial or complete specimens
of another Olenellid trilobite -- probably O. Clarkii (Resser, 1928) but possibly
some other Ollenelid.





T0003-T0004: Trilobite: Part and counterpart of Olenellus clarkii (Resser, 1928)?.
Lower Cambrian, Latham shale, about 10m above base of formation.
Collected about 3km NW of junction of Cadiz Road and National Trails
Highway (site of old Chambless Store), San Bernadino County, CA.








T0005: Trilobite: Elrathia kingii (Meek, 1870).
Middle Cambrian, Wheeler shale, Wheeler Ampitheatre, House Mountains, Millard County, UT. Collected in side canyon near commercial quarry in late 1970s.






T0006: Trilobite: Greenops boothi (Green, 1837). Middle Devonian,
Ledyard Shale Member of the Ludlowville Formation, East Bethany, Genessee County, NY. Collected from borrow pit West of Paint Creek Rd? and S of RR tracks (since removed) in the 1970s.






T0007: Trilobite: Two specimens of Olenellus clarkii (Resser, 1928)? plus some cephalon fragements.
Lower Cambrian, Latham shale, about 10m above base of formation.
Collected about 3km NW of junction of Cadiz Road and National Trails
Highway (site of old Chambless Store), San Bernadino County, CA.