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Bargain, 1" Enrolled Asaphus Punctatus Trilobite - Russia
This is a 1" wide, enrolled example of the stalk-eyed trilobite, Asaphus punctatus. It comes from the Lomokha Quarry in the St. Petersburg region of Russia. A section of the pygidium is missing on this specimen, 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.
$65
SPECIES
Asaphus punctatus (Lesnikova, 1949)
LOCATION
Lomokha Quarry, St. Petersburg region, Russia
FORMATION
Asery Horizon
SIZE
Trilobite: 1" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#363093
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