Pseudoasaphus
tecticaudatus
Class
Trilobita; Trilobite Order
Asaphida; Family Asaphidae
Geological
Time: Middle Ordovician
Size: 50 mm
Fossil
Site: Wolchow River Region, Asery Horizon, St Petersburg, Russia
This
is one of the rare Russian Ordovician trilobites. As implied
by the "pseudo" in the name, it bear striking resemblance to
the genus asaphus that abounds in the region. It is also quite
similar to Leningradites longispinus, another rare Russian trilobite
from the Asery Horizon. Also see
Russian
Trilobites.
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