Archegonus
(Phillobole) nehdenensis
Phylum
Trilobita, Order
Proetida, Superfamily Proetoidea, Family Phillipsiidae
Geological
Time: Lower Carboniferous
Size: 25
mm
Fossil Site:
Aprath, Wuppertal, Germany
Description:
This is a very, very rare species of the genus Archegonus. It is
exceptionally well preserved being 3D, inflated and exhibiting the
finest detail. By the Carboniferous, the trilobites lone surviving
Order was Proetida, and in a general sense all Carboniferous trilobites
are relatively rare. This is a rare German specimen, even among
Carboniferous trilobites.
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