EXTINCTIONS -, LARGE, COLORFUL OLENELLUS GILBERTI TRILOBITE FOSSIL - NEVADA
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:31675612 | Modified Item: No |
Age: Lower Cambrian
Formation: Pioche Formation
Location: Lincoln County, Nevada
Size: Trilobite is 1.4 inches long, plate is 5" diagonal!
We will be auctioning some nice fossils here over the next few weeks, so keep checking back.This is a very cool trilobite plate. It is a detailed Olenellus gilbert and other fossils from Nevada. This primitive trilobite is exhibits fi...ne detail - the glabella and crescent-shaped eyes are easily seen, and the individual segments are clearly defined and beautifully displayed. The distinct bug is well showcased in the large plate of shale that also contains other Olenellus heads, a large hypostome (mouthplate), and dendrites and two red-colored sponges on the back side of the plate (not pictured)! This is a fine multiple example of this classic Lower Cambrian bug from "Out West".
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