Monday, September 20, 2010

Glyptambon Trilobite


Trilobite cephalon found in the Waldron Shale.  Middle Silurian Period was the age this creature lived.   It appears to be a Glyptambon verrucosus? Fossil found in Clark County, Indiana.  Fossil is somewhat small with cephalon being approximately 1.75 cm wide.

See Weeks Trilobites web site for a truly stunning specimen of this species of trilobite!