Description
A wonderful trilobite and corals from the famous site in Hamburg New York. It is a plate with double corals and a trilobite. But also there is a molted Penn Dixie Eldredgeops trilobite that and head as well as thorax are there. It sits on a matrix that will stand on a desk top or cabinet.
Here is a great example of the trilobites coming from this classic and well known site. The trilobites from this location exhibit outstanding detail right down to the eye facets and bumps on the head section. They normally are preserved with a rich black color on a dark gray or gray matrix. Many from this site are also preserved with outstanding thick bodies that make these trilobites very showy. But also there are several corals on this piece. It is a very nice and showy block.
The Penn Dixie Multi Fossil Species plate with an Eldredgeops Trilobite is also a good educational tool. Because the body segments were able to move trilobites were able to roll up into a ball. This protected them from storms and predators. Because New York was once a tropical sea near the equator it had storms. But some of the storms were so violent that the trilobite could also roll to protect from them. Because these segments are separated it shows how the trilobites molted.
The Matrix is an irregular gray matrix 3 3/4 inches by 4.
This Multi Fossil Species has a classic trilobite and corals from a classic site.
