Beautifully Inflated Asaphus Lepidurus Trilobite

Here is a very 3D and dark shelled example of the Russian trilobite Asaphus lepidurus. It comes from the Putilovo quarry near St. Petersburg Russia. Despite being 480 million years old it looks like it is about to crawl off of the rock thanks to the masterful preparation. This would be a impressive trilobite to add to any fossil collection.

It's has some minor restoration along a repaired crack through the right hand side of the trilobite but the repair is almost unnoticeable.