Triarthrus eatoni
Vendor: Gold Bugs
SKU Number: SQ2263088
A Ventrally / Dorsally preserved cluster of 5 Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Specimens range in length with the largest being 3.30 cm. This is a rare and amazing cluster of trilobites exhibiting soft tissue preservation of appendages and antennae.
The largest specimen is additionally rare in that she is also carrying eggs located in the area of the cephalon.
It's very rare to have such closely associated individuals in this unit, especially of this size. The large ventral also shows a partial ovarion network with several eggs.
A mostly obscured fifth trilobite, in ventral pose, can just be seen as the edge of the cepahlaon and its legs are poking out from the largest dorsal. A small oval echinoderm is seen on the plate as well, these have tentatively been identified as cyclocystoids but the final diagnoses is not complete. Epic plate!
Full dimensions are listed below for the largest specimen.
Vendor: Gold Bugs
SKU Number: SQ2263088
A Ventrally / Dorsally preserved cluster of 5 Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Specimens range in length with the largest being 3.30 cm. This is a rare and amazing cluster of trilobites exhibiting soft tissue preservation of appendages and antennae.
The largest specimen is additionally rare in that she is also carrying eggs located in the area of the cephalon.
It's very rare to have such closely associated individuals in this unit, especially of this size. The large ventral also shows a partial ovarion network with several eggs.
A mostly obscured fifth trilobite, in ventral pose, can just be seen as the edge of the cepahlaon and its legs are poking out from the largest dorsal. A small oval echinoderm is seen on the plate as well, these have tentatively been identified as cyclocystoids but the final diagnoses is not complete. Epic plate!
Full dimensions are listed below for the largest specimen.
Vendor: Gold Bugs
SKU Number: SQ2263088
A Ventrally / Dorsally preserved cluster of 5 Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Specimens range in length with the largest being 3.30 cm. This is a rare and amazing cluster of trilobites exhibiting soft tissue preservation of appendages and antennae.
The largest specimen is additionally rare in that she is also carrying eggs located in the area of the cephalon.
It's very rare to have such closely associated individuals in this unit, especially of this size. The large ventral also shows a partial ovarion network with several eggs.
A mostly obscured fifth trilobite, in ventral pose, can just be seen as the edge of the cepahlaon and its legs are poking out from the largest dorsal. A small oval echinoderm is seen on the plate as well, these have tentatively been identified as cyclocystoids but the final diagnoses is not complete. Epic plate!
Full dimensions are listed below for the largest specimen.
Additional Information
Discovered in 1892 by William S. Valiant and made famous by the work of Charles Emerson Beecher, "Beecher's Trilobite Bed" is located in a small quarry outside of Rome, New York. It is a 4cm thick layer of shale that has yielded some of the most spectacular fossils ever found. The most revered is Triarthrus eatoni, an Upper Ordovician trilobite from the Frankfort Shale of the Lorraine Group. The trilobite bed is a Konservat-Lagerstätte with exceptional soft tissue preservation of antennae, appendages and occasionally egg broods preserved near the underside of the cephalon. There exist only a few sites around the world that preserve this level of detail.
For the last 15+ years the quarry has been owned and managed by Markus Martin, founder of Gold Bugs. Not only is Markus the owner of Gold Bugs, he is the recognized expert on the preparation of fossils from this site.
References:
Charles Emerson Beecher
Triarthrus eatoni
Markus Martin
Gold Bugs
Beecher's Trilobite Bed
Are these trilobite eggs
Trilobite eggs found paired with adult for the first time
