Description: I have just recently been able to secure a selection of Early Silurian trilobites from Northeastern Quebec Province, Canada. This is another of the series which I am posting, all of which are quite rare. Seen here is a species of Calymene described in 2004. This one was completely encased in a pyrite nodule; many long hours of preparation were devoted to afford the exceptional specimen you see here. It is closest to Calymene gamachei, a trilobite named for the pirate and smuggler of the St Lawrence estuary Luis-Oliver gamache. He was reportedly “in league with the devil.” The location is most difficult to access, and few have ever collected there.

Reference: Palaeontographica Canadiana, Monograph 22, 2004.