Friday, November 23, 2018

Paraceraurus exsul Trilobite Fossil


I visited the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York city in July 2018. In the Grand Gallery was a trilobite display case with world-class specimens. This trilobite fossil was in the Ordovician section and named Paraceraurus exsul . It was found in the Asery Formation of St. Petersburg, Russia. Accession number is Fl-74833 and was donated by the family of James Kaste.

Learn more about the museum at https://www.amnh.org/

Their trilobite exhibit was made possible by Dr. Martin Shugar, M.D. and Andy Secher who are also editors for the AMNH trilobite web site.