I have previously written about the rare trilobite Spathacalymene on this blog site. It is found in the Silurian Massie (formerly Osgood) Shale of Southeast Indiana. Yet an even rarer trilobite from that formation is Calymene. I’ll describe one of them here. In my experience, most of the trilobites found in the Massie are ventrally exposed. But the
I frequently collect the Massie (formerly Osgood) Shale of Southeast Indiana, usually in pursuit of the rare Spathacalymene nasuta (“snout-nosed”) trilobite. The search is made all the more difficult since the locality, a commercial quarry, has not exposed any new productive shale in several years. So I find myself picking through the same old rocks
While outdoor field trips this time of year can be iffy because of the roller coaster weather, a dry place to collect is the basement (or garage, or shed, or….). Periodically, I mine my basement and garage, especially prior to a show, as I decide which specimens to take with me. My current focus
In the fall, I went on field trips to collect Silurian Waldron Shale fossils with two Ohio clubs: NCFC (North Coast Fossil Club — Cleveland area) and CRMS (Columbus Rock and Mineral Society). The quarry (St. Paul, IN) had dumped shale from fresh exposures, providing us literally with tons of material to collect. While
