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1.95" Wide, Enrolled Isotelus Trilobite - Indiana
This is an enrolled Isotelus maximus from Oldenburg, Indiana. If it were outstretched it would be around 2.9" long. Both genal spines and a portion of shell are missing between the rock and fossil.
Isotelus maximus is the the official state fossil of Ohio.
Isotelus maximus is the the official state fossil of Ohio.
About Trilobites
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
SPECIES
Isotelus maximus
AGE
LOCATION
Oldenburg, Indiana
FORMATION
Richmond Formation
SIZE
1.95" wide, about 2.9" long if outstretched
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#325793
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