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Two Greenops boothi Trilobite Fossils - New York
This is a piece of shale containing two detailed Greenops boothi trilobites from the Middle Devonian, Moscow Formation (Windom Shale Member) of Erie County, New York. They were prepared using air abrasives under microscope to expose all of the surface detail.
There is some restoration to the cephalon of the largest trilobite where the shale split through the right genal spine.
There is some restoration to the cephalon of the largest trilobite where the shale split through the right genal spine.
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.
$295
SPECIES
Greenops boothi
LOCATION
Erie County, New York
FORMATION
Moscow Formation - Windom Shale Member
SIZE
Rock: 3 x 2.4", Larger trilobite: 1.2" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#350883
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