1.3" Calymene Niagarensis Trilobite - New York

This is a 1.3" long, niagarensis trilobite from the Rochester Shale near Middleport, NY. This specimen is fairly large for the species. There is some shell restoration on the top of a few axial rings and the back of the head where the shell was weathered.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Calymene niagarensis
LOCATION
Caleb's Quarry, Near Middleport, New York
FORMATION
Rochester Shale
SIZE
1.3" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#99055
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