Object ID:
2020.1.4
Collection:
Carr Natural History
Object Name:
Fossil
Dimensions:
H-1.3 W-4.1 L-4.1 inches
Kingdom:
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Description:
Two fragments of trilobites; partial cephalon and pygidium removed from matrix.
Class:
Trilobita (Trilobites)
Genus:
Homalonotus
VE Exhibit Label 1:
This trilobite has unknown origins but it is known that they lived over 450 million years ago. These specimens are casts of the cephalon and pygidium, which provide enough detail to help identify the species of trilobite these casts came from. To date, this is the oldest fossil in the collection.
Species:
dekayi
Fossilization:
Casts
Period:
Ordovician
Dimension Details:
Dimensions of other pieces. L x W x H in cm.
3.9 x 3.6 x 1.3
3.9 x 3.6 x 1.3
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Trilobite cephalon
Trilobite cephalon