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Bernard Weich posted an image in the group
What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 6 months ago 1 year, 6 months ago1 year, 6 months agoFossil found in Swart Berge in South Africa. The fossils here are marine and Im not sure what this might be. Its as big as two thumbs in length. Its most likely in the Ecca group which is around 290 mja in the Permian age. #fossil
@mason-hintermeister Any idea what this could be?
@a-trilobite Your opinion on what this could bem
That pattern looks like a trilobite’s segmented body, but I didn’t see any records of trilobites in the Ecca group. Also, trilobites were becoming increasingly rare (only two Permian groups) because they would go extinct shortly. The Ecca group seems to be known for trace fossils, but I don’t know for sure what this could be
@a-trilobite I know it’s strange because this fossil is two thumbs long and a thumb and a half thick
@bernard-weich this is a trilobite, seems devonian and silurian are the ages of the rock in the area. Use the app or website rockd to figure out which formation and then you can look at literature (use Google Scholar) and find what type of trilobites are found in it