Palaeolenus Guanshan Biota Trilobites Death Assemblage

Palaeolenus sp

Trilobites Order Ptychopariida, Family Palaeoleniodae

Geological Time: Early/Middle Cambrian,(~520 million years ago)

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): Trilobites 8 to 10 mm long on a 50 mm by 95 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Wulongqing Formation, Guanshan Member, Gang Tou Cun, Yunnan Province, China

Code: CJF925

Price: $175.00


Palaeolenus TrilobitesDescription: This specimen comes from what has been termed the “Guanshan Fauna”, found in the Wulongqing Formation. The Guanshan Fauna shares many genera with the slightly older Chengjiang Biota, but differs at the species level. This specimen displays no less than EIGHT counterpart examples of the Ptychopariid trilobite Palaeolenus.

Trilobite Purchase Information

click trilobite pictures to enlarge


Fossil Mall Navigation:
l Home l Fossils for Sale Map l Museum and Rare Fossils l How to Buy Fossils l

Navigate by Fossil Category:
l Trilobites
l Ammonites l Fish Fossils l Invertebrate Fossils l
l Crinoids and Echinoderms l Insect Fossils l Dinosaur and Reptile Fossils l
l Cambrian Explosion Fossils l Plant Fossils l Stromatolites l
l Vertebrate Fossils l Fossil Amber l Trace & Ichnofossils l

l Fossils and Paleotological Science Information l