Ptychopyge limbata, A Rare Russian Ordovician Trilobite



Name: Trilobita: Ptychopyge limbata Russian trilobite

Age: Lower Ordovician, Wolhovian Horizon

Size: (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 65 mm long by 38 mm wide on an 88 by 55 mm matrix

Location: Vilpovitsy Quarry, Wolchow River Region, St Petersburg, Russia


Ptychopyge limbata trilobite large pictureDescription: A well-inflated example of a scarce Asaphid, this is Ptychopyge limbata, one of the older members of the genus.

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