Exceedingly Rare Australian Odontochile Trilobite

Odontochile formosa

Trilobites Order Phacopida, Family Dalmanitidae

Geological Time: Upper Silurian, Middle Ludlovian Stage (~430 million years ago)

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): Trilobite is 75 mm long by 40 mm wide on a 59 mm by 80 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Humevale Formation, Clonbinane Sandstone Member, Clonbinane, Victoria, Australia

Code: AAF09

Price: $135.00 - sold


Odontochile formosa trilobiteDescription: A very rare Australian trilobite, this example of Odontochile Formosa is rendered even more rare by the degree of completeness. It extends over the front of the matrix, with the cephalon missing just past the eyes. Sandstone is not the most ideal of vehicles for trilobite preservation, but many details can be picked out. Few examples are ever offered for sale, making this a highly-desirable example for the discerning species collector.

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