Classic Large Asaphiscus wheelerii Trilobite

Asaphiscus wheelerii

Trilobites Order Ptychopariida, Family Asaphiscidae

Geological Time: Middle Cambrian

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 2” on a 6 x 5 x 2”chunk of matrix

Fossil Site: Wheeler Formation, Wheeler Amphitheater, House Range, Utah

Fossil Code: PFT550

Price: $120.00

Description: Second only to the ubiquitous Elrathia kingii, Asaphiscus are collected in the same quarries. However, though common, Asaphiscus are not nearly as numerous. Here is a large and fully mature adult with excellent preservation and color from the classic collecting area adjacent to the Wheeler amphitheater.

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