Some Trilobites: Deanaspis goldfussi, Ordovician, CZ
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Small, extremely detailed positiv and negativ preserved trilobites from the preserve deposit of the Letna Formation in Bohemia, displaying the typically vibrant orange coloring. The rostral plate and cheeks (librigena) form a wide and flat marginal surface freckled with small pustules. Deanaspis often appears in association with the more common Dalmatina, both of which thrived in a shallow marine community. Its wide shape ensured that it did not sink into the soft sediment.
Age: Ordovician, Sandbian, Letna Fm.;
Locality: Prague, Czech Republic
Size: fossil: approx. 1,2 x 1 cm; slab: approx. 7 x 10 cm
The original specimen may differ slightly in color from the pictures showed here due to technical reasons.
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Light brown, almost pastry-colored large trilobite standing out beautifully from the mica-rich, silvery-grey silt matrix, which makes it popular with collectors. The deformation is tectonic and characteristic of this species from this region.The genus was buoyant and an active predator.Age: Middle Ordovician, Llandeilo (correlates with Darriwilium);Locality: Valongo, Norte region, PortugalSize trilobite: 8 cm; matrix: 13.5 x 10 Colors in photos may differ slightly from the original for technical reasons.
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