Jujuyaspis Trilobite from Argentina

Jujuyaspis keideli

Trilobite Order Ptychopariida, Family Olenidae

Geologic Time: Ordovician, Tremadocian Stage

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): 15 mm long by 9 mm wide on a 72 mm by 25 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Eastern Cordillera Formation, Salta, Argentina

Code: AAF285

Price: $85.00

JujuyaspisDescription: This trilobite belongs to the genus Jujuyaspis, an index fossil for the earliest Ordovician Trilobites from Argentina are not easy to obtain, as the country has banned sale of fossils. This example was obtained from an old collection, and is unlikely to be replaced. Repair to the cephalon left this one slightly disarticulated, but it is an affordable example of a hard-to-get taxon.

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