Large 2.8" Stalked Eyed Asaphus Kowalewskii

Here is a stalked eyed Asaphus kowalewskii trilobite that looks like it is ready to crawl off the plate. It was collected from the Vilpovitsy quarry near St. Petersburg Russia. Out of the dozens of described Asaphus species kowalewskii has the longest eye stalks which is would have used like a periscope to look around while staying safely buried in the mud.

This is a very large specimen at close to 3 inches long and it is laid out nice and prone. Yes, those eye stalks are real. This specimen does have a fair amount of restoration to damaged shell, particularly on the left hand side of the head. That is the reason for the price is a lot lower than might be expected. It still looks mighty cool though.