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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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    Fossildude19

    Fossildude19

    Posted

    What a beautiful trilobite!

    @Shuo Wang

    Would you be able to get side, front, and back views of it for this entry?

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    Coco

    What a beauty !

     

    Coco

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    Paciphacops

    Paciphacops

    Posted

    Wow! This is probably the best trilobite I have ever seen. Superb photography too!

     

    Hal

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    Fossildude19

    Fossildude19

    Posted

    Excellent Photo. 

    I was hoping for something more like these: 

     

    cropped.jpg

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    Tidgy's Dad

    Tidgy's Dad

    Posted

    A rare beauty indeed! :wub:

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    Shuo Wang
    38 minutes ago, Coco said:

    What a beauty !

     

    Coco

    A beautiful trilobite. I agree with you.:D

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    Shuo Wang
    30 minutes ago, Paciphacops said:

    Wow! This is probably the best trilobite I have ever seen. Superb photography too!

     

    Hal

    The most important point is all spines are in the air.

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    Shuo Wang
    21 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

    Excellent Photo. 

    I was hoping for something more like these: 

     

    cropped.jpg

    Phacops？

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    Shuo Wang
    16 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

    A rare beauty indeed! :wub:

    And a high-quality one.

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    Fossildude19

    Fossildude19

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, Shuo Wang said:

    Phacops？

    Eldredgeops rana, from Middle Devonian of NY. 

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    Shuo Wang
    12 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

    Eldredgeops rana, from Middle Devonian of NY. 

    Just like Phacops rana.

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