Lot 862
Rare Underside View of A Trilobite With Mouth. Trilobites were the first successful animals to acquire eyes more than 530 million years ago. They survived for more than 250 million years before becoming extinct. Their closest living relative is the horseshoe crab. Like the horseshoe crab, they had a thin shell covering all of their body on top and many legs and an exposed body underneath. Trilobites are normally found just in pieces; when a whole specimen is found, it is in the upright condition with its shell on top, as in life. This wonderful 3" trilobite, Neoasaphus punctatus, has been preserved upside down, showing its mouth parts (Hypostome), which looks like the claw of a crab, as well as its eyes, segments, shell thickening around its edges and even small nodules on the body segments where its legs attached. This spectacularly-preserved trilobite is over 450 million years old and was found near the Wolchow River of St. Petersburg, Russia. Add $20 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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