Name: Hoplolichas plautini
Age: Ordovician
Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): 60 on 115 by 55 matirx
Location: Asery level, St. Petersburg region, Wolchow river, Russia
 Many
specticular trilobites inspire awe at nature's creativity, and some
of these may spawn drooling in the serious collector. Hoplolichas
plautini certainly ranks among the top few, and of four amazing Hoplolichas
from Ordovician strata near St. Pertersburg, Russia, species plautini
is arguably the most astonishing. This specimen is amazing among plautini,
with superb preservation, it required about 6 full-time weeks of preparation
owing to the many dozens of free-standing spikes that adorn the exoskelton.
It's presentation is life-like, and it is hard to imagine a more three-dimensional
display of a trilobite. This specimen is beyond museum material -
it is the envy of a museum. |
