Triarthrus eatoni
Vendor: Gold Bugs
SKU Number: SQ0543228
An incredible lateral Triarthrus eatoni trilobite in lateral position while also tucking its tail. This specimen has extraordinary preservation of entire gill filament packages on the swimming legs. These appear as small hair-like structures attached to the legs.
The preservation required to preserve these tiny, delicate features is almost unimaginable. These gill filaments were responsible for the trilobites respiration. On one of the walking legs and 3 pointed claw can also be clearly seen. The antennae are swept back beneath the cephalon with just their bases showing. Spectacular specimen!
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Gold Bugs
SKU Number: SQ0543228
An incredible lateral Triarthrus eatoni trilobite in lateral position while also tucking its tail. This specimen has extraordinary preservation of entire gill filament packages on the swimming legs. These appear as small hair-like structures attached to the legs.
The preservation required to preserve these tiny, delicate features is almost unimaginable. These gill filaments were responsible for the trilobites respiration. On one of the walking legs and 3 pointed claw can also be clearly seen. The antennae are swept back beneath the cephalon with just their bases showing. Spectacular specimen!
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Gold Bugs
SKU Number: SQ0543228
An incredible lateral Triarthrus eatoni trilobite in lateral position while also tucking its tail. This specimen has extraordinary preservation of entire gill filament packages on the swimming legs. These appear as small hair-like structures attached to the legs.
The preservation required to preserve these tiny, delicate features is almost unimaginable. These gill filaments were responsible for the trilobites respiration. On one of the walking legs and 3 pointed claw can also be clearly seen. The antennae are swept back beneath the cephalon with just their bases showing. Spectacular specimen!
Full dimensions are listed below.
Additional Information
Discovered in 1892 by William S. Valiant and made famous by the work of Charles Emerson Beecher, "Beecher's Trilobite Bed" is located in a small quarry outside of Rome, New York. It is a 4cm thick layer of shale that has yielded some of the most spectacular fossils ever found. The most revered is Triarthrus eatoni, an Upper Ordovician trilobite from the Frankfort Shale of the Lorraine Group. The trilobite bed is a Konservat-Lagerstätte with exceptional soft tissue preservation of antennae, appendages and occasionally egg broods preserved near the underside of the cephalon. There exist only a few sites around the world that preserve this level of detail.
For the last 15+ years the quarry has been owned and managed by Markus Martin, founder of Gold Bugs. Not only is Markus the owner of Gold Bugs, he is the recognized expert on the preparation of fossils from this site.
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Charles Emerson Beecher
Triarthrus eatoni
Markus Martin
Gold Bugs
Beecher's Trilobite Bed
