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Bargain, 1.15" Enrolled Illaenus Trilobite Fossil - Russia
This is a bargain, 1.15" wide, enrolled Illaenus trilobite quarried in the St. Petersburg region of Russia. The pygidium and some of the segments are missing, hence the reduced price.
About Trilobites
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.
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.
$25
SPECIES
Illaenus sp.
LOCATION
St. Petersburg region, Russia
SIZE
Trilobite: 1.15" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#363276
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