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Bargain, 1.7" Enrolled Illaenus Plautini Trilobite Fossil - Russia
This is a bargain, 1.7" long (if outstretched), partially enrolled Illaenus plautini trilobite quarried in the St. Petersburg region of Russia. The left cheek of this specimen is 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.
$45
SPECIES
Illaenus plautini (Holm, 1886)
LOCATION
Volkhov River, St. Petersburg region, Russia
FORMATION
Aseri Horizon
SIZE
Trilobite: 1.7" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#363210
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