Wow! Congrats on the whole trilobite! That is so exciting! And it's big! And enrolled! That's awesome! And your other finds are nice too! The death plate with the bryozoan is nice too! It has a lot of things on it! And your rolled trilobite was prepped beautifully! He is gorgeous! The detail is so good! He did a fabulous job! It's amazing! Thanks Aidan!❤ and my favorite fossil is the trilobite! No surprise there!
Beautiful Specimens Aidan, man I wish we had a variety of fossils around here, I’ve found very very few in my life, looks like you’ve really been going at it and getting out, I hope to catch up on your stuff soon, I’m going off my brother’s hotspot right now, it’s the first time in months I’ve actually sit in my house and accessed my account so I’m trying to catch up my friends stuff, I watch what I can with my mom’s phone but sorry I haven’t commented in such a long time, hope you’re doing well Buddy, God Bless & GL&HH!!!
Trilobites are my favorite fossils! I have been a collector for over 50 years, yet I have never found one... I am in southwest Texas, though. I have lots of bivalves, gastropods, ammonites, crinoids, other echinoderms, bryzoans, corals, etc. That is a gorgeous trilobite - it was cleaned up immaculately - the detail on the head and eyes is incredible, with the tiny knobs. I am older now, and can't run around on cliffs and rough country so much anymore - but getting to Canada, to trilobite county is on my bucket list! ( Like the Burgess shale, or there, in Ontario where you're at.)
I have collected three trilobites myself but newer find that awesome trilobite♡ that trilobite is incredibly detailed♡ I think about that this trilobite one day a long time ago crawled around in the old seas♡
Beautiful. The one you had cleaned really shows the quality of preservation. A long time ago my Dad would take the family out there at a bank almost above the old bridge. We did find horn corals, gastropods and brachiopods, but no trilobites that I remember. It was the shark teeth we would get excited about. Good memories.
If you are in Ontario look into becoming a member of a local CCFMS mineral club usually the London club organizes trips to Arkona and other clubs are allowed to come as well usually
You were in the Hungry Hollow member of the Widder Formation. Brachiopods: 2) Mucrospirifer thedfordensis (check) Athyris spiriferoides in matrix. It’s almost impossible to find a trilobite without damage, congrats! Lines are muscle scars from underneath where the hypostome and stomach was.
I thought I was probably in the Hungry Hollow but i am much more of a novice when it comes to fossil collecting, thanks for the comment and compliment!
Wow! Congrats on the whole trilobite! That is so exciting! And it's big! And enrolled! That's awesome! And your other finds are nice too! The death plate with the bryozoan is nice too! It has a lot of things on it! And your rolled trilobite was prepped beautifully! He is gorgeous! The detail is so good! He did a fabulous job! It's amazing! Thanks Aidan!❤ and my favorite fossil is the trilobite! No surprise there!
Thanks Lisa, I appreciate you commenting and watching!
Congratulations on that find! I've always wanted a complete specimen.
They are cool aren't they!
@@Ontario_Rockhound absolutely!
One the most detailed fossil I've ever seen! Wow! Preserved in time.
Thanks 🙂
@@Ontario_Rockhound that's gotta be worth some real $$$$
Yeah it probably is.
Very nice to find a trilobite :) I have yet to find one. Awesome hunt 😊
Thank you, I hope you find one too!!
Beautiful Specimens Aidan, man I wish we had a variety of fossils around here, I’ve found very very few in my life, looks like you’ve really been going at it and getting out, I hope to catch up on your stuff soon, I’m going off my brother’s hotspot right now, it’s the first time in months I’ve actually sit in my house and accessed my account so I’m trying to catch up my friends stuff, I watch what I can with my mom’s phone but sorry I haven’t commented in such a long time, hope you’re doing well Buddy, God Bless & GL&HH!!!
Thanks Bucky! Good luck and happy hunting!
Trilobites are my favorite fossils! I have been a collector for over 50 years, yet I have never found one... I am in southwest Texas, though. I have lots of bivalves, gastropods, ammonites, crinoids, other echinoderms, bryzoans, corals, etc. That is a gorgeous trilobite - it was cleaned up immaculately - the detail on the head and eyes is incredible, with the tiny knobs. I am older now, and can't run around on cliffs and rough country so much anymore - but getting to Canada, to trilobite county is on my bucket list! ( Like the Burgess shale, or there, in Ontario where you're at.)
Cool, well if you ever have a chance to come up definitely let me know and maybe I can show you my spot in Arkona.
@@Ontario_Rockhound Can you tell me the spot?
In Arkona along the river banks near Hungry Hollow, just make sure not to trespass on anyone one property or the pits there.
@@Ontario_Rockhound i dont think i can go there because I am too young to drive, but I will try to look for fossils along the thames river
@Christianity_Ronaldo_7 definitely look for clay banks/hills near the river they could be and good source of fossils.
Thanks for the video. Awesome specimen.
Thanks Kathi!
That's a beauty
Thanks!
Awesome show, buddy 😎👊!!!!
Amazing prepping job !!!!
Thanks!
@@Ontario_Rockhound 👍
Great Journey you took us on and what wonderful 'finds'!
👍
Thank you John, hope you get to 100% soon!
Interesting video. Thanks!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great finds! Congratulations. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.
Thank you!
Amazing video!! Congratulations on that find!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you
Super awesome trilobite!
Thank you 😊
I have collected three trilobites myself but newer find that awesome trilobite♡ that trilobite is incredibly detailed♡ I think about that this trilobite one day a long time ago crawled around in the old seas♡
Yeah pretty crazy to think about that it was a living creature at one point in time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Beautiful. The one you had cleaned really shows the quality of preservation. A long time ago my Dad would take the family out there at a bank almost above the old bridge. We did find horn corals, gastropods and brachiopods, but no trilobites that I remember. It was the shark teeth we would get excited about. Good memories.
Thanks!
I think I was collecting just a bit down stream from the old bridge
there would be no shark teeth in ontario
@@goated_messi_ronaldo Sure there are. How much have you been out looking?
www.thefossilguy.ca/page-6/
I really like your video, I've watched it from A to Z. 27:00
Thank you 🙂 I appreciate your support!
I’d love to come on a fossil collection trip!
If you are in Ontario look into becoming a member of a local CCFMS mineral club usually the London club organizes trips to Arkona and other clubs are allowed to come as well usually
You were in the Hungry Hollow member of the Widder Formation. Brachiopods: 2) Mucrospirifer thedfordensis (check)
Athyris spiriferoides in matrix. It’s almost impossible to find a trilobite without damage, congrats! Lines are muscle scars from underneath where the hypostome and stomach was.
I thought I was probably in the Hungry Hollow but i am much more of a novice when it comes to fossil collecting, thanks for the comment and compliment!
Never give up, you'll find one
Yep 🙂
These fossils will be much easier to extract if you go in late winter early spring. The clay will be soft rather than hard and dry.
Yep! I do most of my trips in the spring
That's real? Wow
Yep, crazy that survived all these years.
BRUH I LIVE IN LONDON AND ALL I FIND ARE MICROSPIRIFUR
Arkona not to far away
@@Ontario_Rockhound where did you find that spot? I find fossils in this little creek. Should I try to find rocky areas?
In Arkona the fossils are eroding out of the clay, so look for clay banks.
@@Ontario_Rockhound no way i have a huge clay cliff like 10 min bike ride from my house
Anything with ITE has a point of danger in its name. Chemicals tell you plenty
Interesting how so?