2.6" Caudillaenus Oblongatus Trilobite - Russia

This 2.6" long Caudillaenus oblongatus trilobite from the St. Petersburg region of Russia.

Like nearly all of the Russian asaphid trilobites there is some shell restoration. There is about 10-15% shell restoration, most on the right side of the tail and middle-left side of the head.

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
Caudillaenus oblongatus
LOCATION
St. Petersburg region, Russia
FORMATION
Asery level
SIZE
2.6" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#89059
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