large Elrathia kingii Trilobite from Cambrian of Utah

$68.00

Elrathia kingii

Ptychopariida, Alokistocaridae

Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale

House Range,Antelope Springs, Millard County, Utah, USA

Availability: In stock

Description

This is a quality and very large specimen of Elrathia kingii. It is 1 7/8 ” or 4.8 cm in size. They don’t get much bigger. These large sizes are rare. The Trilobite comes from the middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale. It was found at one of the House Range quarries of Antelope Springs in Utah. Wheeler Shale is commercially quarried for the fossil trade and the trilobite is also used as jewellery.

Short information on the Trilobite species of the Wheeler Shale can be found here: https://www.trilobites.info/Utah.htm

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It is a complete specimen, but note that the right cheek of this large Elrathia kingii is pushed back 1 or 2 mm under the back of the cepahalon.

Additional information

Weight 0.070 kg
Dimensions 23 × 18 × 3 cm

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