Classic Greenops boothi Trlobite from New York

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


Greenops boothi TrlobiteDescription: 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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