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Bargain, 1.4" Enrolled Niobe Frontalis Trilobite - Russia
This is a 1.4" wide, enrolled example of a Niobe frontalis (Dalman, 1827) trilobite from the Middle Ordovician deposits near St. Petersburg, Russia. The shell of this specimen is heavily weathered, hence the reduced price.
Photo of the Putilovo quarry, near St. Petersburg Russia where this trilobite was found.
Photo of the Putilovo quarry, near St. Petersburg Russia where this trilobite was found.
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.
$39
SPECIES
Niobe frontalis (Dalman, 1827)
LOCATION
Putilovo Quarry, St. Petersburg Region, Russia
FORMATION
Volkhovski Horizon
SIZE
Trilobite: 1.4" wide, Rock: 2.2 x 1.3"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#363263
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