Spectacular Bellacartwrightia Trilobite with Preserved Axial Spines

Bellacartwrightia whiteleyi Trilobite

Trilobites Order Phacopida, Family Acastidae

Geological Time: Middle Devonian

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 20 mm long by 15 mm wide Matrix: 60 mm by 65

Fossil Site: Hamburg Group, Erie County, New York

Code: MMT138

Price: Sold


Bellacartwrightia whiteleyi TrilobiteDescription: It have recently been able to acquire of number of specimens of trilobites from the Middle Devonian of New York State. This one is a superbly-prepared Bellacarthwrightia whiteleyi, one of the best I have ever seen. Notice the fine axial spines, a feature usually not preserved. The trilobite’s cephalon rests upon a small piece of coral making for a most distinctive association plate.

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