Detailed Bathyurus Trilobite From Canada

Bathyurus extans

Trilobites Order Proetida, Family Bathyuidae

Geological Time: Middle Cambrian

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): 8 mm long by 6 mm wide on a 35 mm by 55 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Black River Group, Gull River Formation, Ontario, Canada

Code: CDT01

Price: $30.00 - sold

Description: A fine example of a member of the Order Proetida, Family Bathyuidae, this is Bathyurus extans. This trilobite is a member of the last surviving order of trilobites, the Proetida. It has the characteristic swept-back genals, one of which is partially obscured. This is nevertheless an affordable example of the taxon.

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