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3.35" Asaphus Raniceps Trilobite - Top Quality Specimen
This is a top quality example of one of less often seen species of Russian asaphid trilobites, Asaphus raniceps. it comes from the Lower Ordovician, Kunda Horizen near the Volkhov River. This example is absolutely stunning and good sized at 3.35" long. It's very 3D and has very little shell restoration, mostly just some minimal crack fill in between the fractures in the shell.
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 raniceps
AGE
LOCATION
Volkhov river, St. Petersburg region, Russia
FORMATION
Kunda level
SIZE
3.35" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#99265
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