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  • Asaphus plautini

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    Kane

    By Kane

    Taxonomy

    Asaphus plautini

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Trilobita
    Order: Asaphida
    Family: Asaphidae
    Genus: Asaphus
    Species: Asaphus plautini
    Author Citation Schmidt, 1901

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Paleozoic
    Period: Ordovician
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Middle
    International Age: Darriwilian

    Stratigraphy

    Aseri Stage

    Provenance

    Date Collected: 03/21/2018
    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 65 mm
    Width: 45 mm

    Location

    Gostilitsy Quarry
    St. Petersburg
    Russia

    Comments

    Additional images show detail of holochroal eyes, pleurae, and pygidium. Specimen is fully prone.

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    indominus rex

    indominus rex

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    Nice Eyes on a nice bug:wub:.

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    Kane

    Thanks. :) (Of course, I can't take credit for their evolutionary progress :P ). Their eye development is an interesting story given their specific environment which, over time, became more turbid and thus necessitated higher eye stalks so that they could bury themselves into the sediment and keep an eye on things. :ninja: :D 

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    indominus rex

    indominus rex

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    11 minutes ago, Kane said:

    Thanks. :) (Of course, I can't take credit for their evolutionary progress :P ). Their eye development is an interesting story given their specific environment which, over time, became more turbid and thus necessitated higher eye stalks so that they could bury themselves into the sediment and keep an eye on things. :ninja: :D 

    Life finds a way doesn't it:P.

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