Cyclopyge
bohemica
Trilobites
Order Asaphida, Superfamily Asaphoidea, Family Ceratopygidae
Geological
Time: Middle Ordovician
Size: trilobite
8 mm
Fossil Site:
Dobrotiva Formation, Rokycany, Czech Republic
Description:
This is one of my favorite trilobite species. To begin with it is
a petite species. What makes it so fascinating are the enormous
eyes it possessed. Not only are they large, but also, they are on
the sides, not the top, of the cephalon. Normally they are not visible
with most found specimens. They are buried within the matrix. This
one does show the top of the right eye. This is a rare and unusual
species of Asaphid, and would be a wonderful addition to any sophisticated
collection.
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