Greenops
boothi
Trilobite
Order Phacopida, Family Acastidae
Geological
Time: Middle Devonian
Size: Trilobite
is 1” on a 2 ¾” x 2 1/8” matrix
Fossil Site:
Moscow Formation, Erie County, New York
Code: PFT639
Price: Sold
Description:
The two classic trilobite genus always associated with the great
state of New York are Phacops and Greenops. Generally the best-preserved
have a brown or black thick-skinned exoskeleton contrasting against
a gray mudstone matrix. As New York as a bagel and cream cheese!
Wonderful to behold, though not so easy to acquire. These delicate
beauties are difficult to find in complete condition. This Greeops
has excellent preservation. Note the partial crinoid stalk overlying
the left eye.
This
fossil comes from the George Lee Collection of Southern California.
Mr. Lee accumulated a virtual where house
of fossils over thirty-five
years of self-collecting and purchasing. Most of the fossils were
acquired during the 1960s through the mid 1990s. Unfortunately,
for we collectors, many of these sites and areas are no longer
available for collecting. Therefore, many of my offerings are of
special importance, as they are now rarely available to the public.
Since Mr. Lee’s death, a few years ago, the collection has
slowly been liquidated. This fossil came from one of the last available
batches sold.
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