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1.65" Upper Cambrain Trilobite (Pterocephalia) - British Columbia
This is a 1.65" long, Upper Cambrian trilobite (Pterocephalia norfordi) trilobite from the McKay Group of British Columbia. Pterocephalia is a fairly uncommon species from the formation.
It is preserved on top of a calcite nodule, a type of preservation only seen at a few localities in the world. While trilobites from this locality used to be fairly plentiful on the market new laws surrounding the exportation of fossils from British Columbia, mean no new material is coming out of the province.
It is preserved on top of a calcite nodule, a type of preservation only seen at a few localities in the world. While trilobites from this locality used to be fairly plentiful on the market new laws surrounding the exportation of fossils from British Columbia, mean no new material is coming out of the province.
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.
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.
SPECIES
Pterocephalia norfordi (Chatterton & Ludvigsen, 1998)
AGE
LOCATION
Tanglefoot Creek, North of Cranbrook, British Columbia
FORMATION
McKay Group - Elvinia Biozone
SIZE
1.65" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#212625
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