Ptychopyge
broeggeri
Trilobite
Order Asaphida, Superfamily Asaphoidea, Family
Asaphidae
Geological
Time: Middle Ordovician
Size: 69
mm long by 45 mm wide
Fossil
Site: Wolchow River Region, St Petersburg, Russia
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 Description:
A well-inflated example of a scarce Asaphid, this is Ptychopyge
broeggeri. The white limestone matrix complements the golden Calcite
exoskeleton, with the trilobite shown in a prone position. This
is one of the older members of the genus, and only the second I
have seen in five years. Notice the terracing of the pygidium and
pleural lobes, a hallmark of this taxon.
Also
see: Russian
Trilobites |
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