Large, Stalk-Eyed Asaphus Punctatus Trilobite - 3.4"

This is a large example of the stalked eyed trilobite Asaphus punctatus. At 3.4" long it quite large for the species, is laid out nice and prone and is beautifully preserved. The preparation work to remove the limestone surrounding it was very well done. There is also a second partial specimen preserved next to it. It comes from the Gostlitsy Quarry in the t. Petersburg region of Russia.

Like nearly all of the trilobites from this region there is some shell restoration to replace shell that flakes off when the rock is broken during collection. There is about 5-6% shell restoration, primarily along the repaired crack running diagonally through it's body.