Ellipsocephalus hoffi
Beautifully preserved trilobite with distinct segmentation.
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Age: Cambrian
Locality: Czech Republic
Size: Trilobite about 1,5 - 2 cm, on matrix
This species lacked eyes and therefore lived in unlit conditions, probably deeper zones of the sea. It also performed something called "double enrollment": to protect itself it did not roll-up like some isopods do nowadays with head and end coming together. Instead it tucked its micropygidium under its thorax and covered it with its giants cephalon.
The colors of the original may differ slightly from those of the product photos due to technical reasons.
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2 February 2024 22:25
wunderbar
Sehr zufrieden, noch schöner als erwartet. Als Überrschung sogar samt Abdruck.