TRILOBITE (NEGATIVE IMPRESSION) - 450 million years old - Wales
« backFOSSIL TRILOBITE
(negative impression)
450 million years old
Ordovician period
Gilwern Hill, Builth Wells, Wales
A negative impression, or natural mould of a trilobite from Ordovician rocks (Llanvirn Series) in Mid Wales. Presented in a lidded gift box.
Trilobites are extinct arthropods, and are the oldest of all the familiar fossils. They flourished in the seas during the Ordovician period, an early division of geological time.
Please note: Some photographs are taken using oblique lighting to make the fossil easier to see.
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Please note: Some photographs are taken using oblique lighting to make the fossil easier to see.
Click on a picture for a larger image
Size: Approx. 6 x 5 x 1 centimetres
Weight: 64 grams
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