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  • Paraceraurus macrophthalmus

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    Shuo Wang

    By Shuo Wang

    Taxonomy

    Paraceraurus macrophthalmus

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Trilobita
    Order: Phacopida
    Family: Cheiruridae
    Genus: Paraceraurus
    Species: Paraceraurus macrophthalmus
    Author Citation Kutorga, 1854

    Geological Time Scale

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

    Stratigraphy

    Asery Formation

    Provenance

    Date Collected: 03/27/2018
    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 9.6 cm
    Width: 6.0 cm
    Height: 1.0 cm

    Location

    Vilpovitsy Quarry
    St. Petersburg Region
    Russia

    Comments

    Paraceraurus macrophthalmus.
    　
    Age: 463 Ma, Middle Ordovician
    Locality: Vilpovitsy quarry, St. Petersburg region, Russia
    Trilobite (cm): 9.6 x 6.0 x 1.0
    Stone (cm): 17.5 x 12.5 x 6.5

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    DevonianDigger

    DevonianDigger

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    Wicked cool bug you've got there. Simply amazing prep work on that one!

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    Shuo Wang
    28 minutes ago, DevonianDigger said:

    Wicked cool bug you've got there. Simply amazing prep work on that one!

    That's why it caught my eyes at first sight.

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    Kane

    Could you supply additional images by editing your entry?

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    Shuo Wang
    30 minutes ago, Kane said:

    Could you supply additional images by editing your entry?

    It's done.

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    Kane

    :dinothumb: Thanks! It does more justice to this lovely bug (and credit to your photography skills) while also keeping true to the higher standards we hold to in Collections as opposed to a member's gallery. :) 

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    Shuo Wang
    10 hours ago, Kane said:

    :dinothumb: Thanks! It does more justice to this lovely bug (and credit to your photography skills) while also keeping true to the higher standards we hold to in Collections as opposed to a member's gallery. :) 

    :D

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