1" Wide, Unprepped Enrolled Isotelus Trilobite - Mt. Orab, Ohio

This is an enrolled, unprepped Isotelus maximus from the famous trilobite beds at Mt. Orab Ohio. If it were outstretched it would be around 1.6" long. Portions of the trilobite are missing across the pygidium and cephalon. It comes with the rock it was found in allowing it be display in or out of the rock.

Isotelus maximus is the the official state fossil of Ohio.

About Trilobites

Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Isotelus maximus
LOCATION
Mt. Orab, Ohio
FORMATION
Arnheim Formation
SIZE
1.0" wide, about 1.6 long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#248620
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