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3.25" Asaphus Kotlukovi Trilobite - Russia
This is a prone, 3.25" long Asaphus kotlukovi from the St. Petersburg region of Russia. The brown shell contrasts nicely with the light colored limestone and it has been prepared so that it looks like it is ready to crawl off the rock.
Like nearly all the trilobites from these quarries there is some shell restoration as the shell tends to flake when the rock is broken during collection. Most of this restoration is along repaired cracks running lengthwise through the body. It looks like about 10% in total.
Photo of the Vilpovitsy quarry near St. Petersburg, Russia, where this trilobite was found.
Like nearly all the trilobites from these quarries there is some shell restoration as the shell tends to flake when the rock is broken during collection. Most of this restoration is along repaired cracks running lengthwise through the body. It looks like about 10% in total.
Photo of the Vilpovitsy quarry near St. Petersburg, Russia, where this trilobite was found.
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
Asaphus kotlukovi
LOCATION
Vilpovitsy quarry, St. Petersburg region, Russia
FORMATION
Asery level
SIZE
3.25" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#126130
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