1.33" Wide, Enrolled Asaphus Minor Trilobite - Russia

This is a 1.33" wide, enrolled Asaphus minor trilobite. Asaphus minor is one of the rarer of the 30+ Asaphus species from the area, in fact I think it's the first example we have had. This cute trilobite would be just over 2" long if outstretched.

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
Asaphus minor
LOCATION
Wolchow River, St. Petersburg Region, Russia
SIZE
1.33" wide, about 2" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#127835
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