.85" Elrathia Trilobite In Shale - Utah

This is an Elrathia kingii trilobite still in the shale it was found in from the 505 million year old Wheeler Shale of Utah.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

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
Elrathia kingii
LOCATION
U-Dig Quarry, House Range, Utah
FORMATION
Wheeler Shale
SIZE
.85" long, rock 2.4x1.7"
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#55192
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