3.6" Spectacular Paraceraurus Trilobite - Russia

This is an elegant, 3.6" long Paraceraurus macrophthalmus from the St. Petersburg Region of Russia. This long-spined Cheirurid has been nicely prepared from it's limestone tomb with both of the long genal spines free standing. The specimen appears to have been found ventrally and was flipped and remounted on the rock. There is some restoration to the tips of the spines.

Photo of the Vilpovitsy quarry near St. Petersburg, Russia, where this trilobite was found.
Photo of the Vilpovitsy quarry near St. Petersburg, Russia, where this trilobite was found.


Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Paraceraurus macrophthalmus (Kutorga, 1854)
LOCATION
Vilpovitsy quarry, St. Petersburg region, Russia
FORMATION
Asery Level
SIZE
3.6" long on 6.2x4.4" limestone
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#99181
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