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Nathan Newell posted a new specimen. 6 years, 12 months ago
6 years, 12 months ago6 years, 12 months agoNathan Newell has contributed specimen mFeM 51965 to myFOSSIL!
Nathan Newell posted a new specimen. 6 years, 12 months ago
Nathan Newell has contributed specimen mFeM 51965 to myFOSSIL!
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Hi, @nathan-newell – really cool specimen.
I did some research and have some links to share with you.
First, I think we can update your geochronology to Epoch Middle Devonian > Age Eifelian
Here is the link: https://macrostrat.org/sift/#/strat_name_concept/2961
The other thing I found is just cool so, I use iDigBio a lot to confirm…[Read more]
@jbauer Thanks for the tips Jen! iDigBio looks like a great resource, I’ll definitely play around with it. I love the pictures and I think I can use it to find some cool places in Virginia to collect trilobites!
Yes! iDigBio has sooo much cool information. The portal is not *super* user friendly but if you poke around enough you’ll catch on quickly. You can also download CSV files – so if you want to search for something specific that would be easier so you can search via the find tool in excel.
@jbauer Yeah, that’s a great idea. I can just narrow everything down to just Virginia/West Virginia fossils that way. Thanks again!