Very Rare Archegonus aprathensis German Carboniferous Trilobite

Name: Archegonus (Phillobole) aprathensis

Trilobites Order Proetida, Superfamily Proetoidea, Family: Phillipsiidae

Geological Time: Lower Carboniferous

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): 45 mm on a 180 mm x 110 mm plate

Fossil Site: Aprath, Wuppertal, Germany

Code: Archegonus1

Price: Sold


Archegonus aprathensisDescription: This is a very, rare species of the genus Archegonus. It is large and well preserved compared to the vast majority of specimens found. By the Carboniferous, the lone surviving trilobite Order was Proetida, and in a general sense all Carboniferous trilobites are relatively rare. This is a rare German specimen, even among Carboniferous trilobites.

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