An artist’s rendition of the trilobites in life.
Flexicalymene cephalon
I found this guy in a small mudrock that I collected yesterday.
From what I understand, this is a common trilobite found throughout North America.
Flexicalymene pygidium
I found this a while back, different spot.
Flexicalymene lying on its side.
This I found in yet a different spot!
We find primarily parts of trilobites because of the molting process.
Here is a link to an excellent trilobite site and explanation of the molting.
Sam Gon’s site is also on the sidebar.
Photo of a full Flexicalymene from Google Advanced Image search.
Flexicalymene Drawings – flat and enrolled.
Note the time line of life for the Flexicalymene trilobite.
Flexicalymene parts detailed.
These last two I also found on the Google Advanced Image search function
and appear to be from the same site,
but I couldn’t seem to get back to that site to credit the author. 🙂
