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Bargain, 2.55" Asaphus Plautini Trilobite Fossil - Russia
This is a 2.55" long, partial asaphid trilobite (Asaphus plautini) fossil from the St. Petersburg Region of Russia. It is Middle Ordovician in age, or approximately 465 million years old.
The cephalon is missing on this specimen, hence the reduced price.
The cephalon 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.
$59
SPECIES
Asaphus plautini (Schmidt, 1901)
LOCATION
St. Petersburg region, Russia
FORMATION
Asery Horizon
SIZE
Trilobite: 2.55" long, Rock: 3.1 x 1.9"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#363104
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