Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Two dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York. Close up of head with eggs.
Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York. Close up of head with eggs.
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Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Two dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.
Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York. Close up of head with eggs.
Dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York. Close up of head with eggs.
SQ6066148-scale.jpg

Triarthrus eatoni

$1,000.00

Vendor: Gold Bugs

SKU Number: SQ6066148

Two dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.

The larger specimen is a 2.8 cm trilobite with well developed appendages and with very well preserved and clearly visible antennae. Both trilobites are female and are carrying eggs - see photographs.

Both trilobites are carrying eggs with one trilobite featuring amazing leg preservation such as tripartite claw tips and gill filaments.  Combined with the algal frond this plate is a very aesthetic display piece.

Full dimensions are only listed below for the larger specimen.

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Vendor: Gold Bugs

SKU Number: SQ6066148

Two dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.

The larger specimen is a 2.8 cm trilobite with well developed appendages and with very well preserved and clearly visible antennae. Both trilobites are female and are carrying eggs - see photographs.

Both trilobites are carrying eggs with one trilobite featuring amazing leg preservation such as tripartite claw tips and gill filaments.  Combined with the algal frond this plate is a very aesthetic display piece.

Full dimensions are only listed below for the larger specimen.

Vendor: Gold Bugs

SKU Number: SQ6066148

Two dorsally preserved Triarthrus eatoni trilobites from the Late Ordovician, Frankfort Shale, Beecher’s Trilobite Bed, Lewis County, New York.

The larger specimen is a 2.8 cm trilobite with well developed appendages and with very well preserved and clearly visible antennae. Both trilobites are female and are carrying eggs - see photographs.

Both trilobites are carrying eggs with one trilobite featuring amazing leg preservation such as tripartite claw tips and gill filaments.  Combined with the algal frond this plate is a very aesthetic display piece.

Full dimensions are only listed below for the larger specimen.

Specimen Details
Species Name: Triarthrus eatoni Order / Family: Ptychopariida / Olenidae Age: Late Ordovician Locality: Lewis County, NY Formation: Frankfort Shale
Matrix Dimensions
Dimensions: In Centimeters Length: 10.00 cm Width: 7.50 cm Thickness: N/A Weight: N/A
Specimen Dimensions
Dimensions: In Millimeters Length: 28.00 mm Width: 13.00 mm Height: Negligible Weight: N/A
Shipping Dimensions
Dimensions: In Inches Length: 10.00 Width: 7.00 Height: 4.00 Weight: 2.00 lbs
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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

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