Trilobite

UNB-2020-0132Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Arthropoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita Order: Proetida Family: Phillipsiidae (Oehlert, 1886) Specimen of the thorax and pygidium. Prominent right pleurae, axial rings and faint, weathered left pleurae. *Collected on 1958-08-01.

Specifications

Object nameTrilobite
IDUNB-2020-0132
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
CompositionLimestone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississipian
Epoch:
Middle Mississipian
Age:
Visean
Numeric age346.7 Mya
OriginOdin Mine, Castleton, England, United Kingdom
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.2cm x 3.5cm x 1.8cm

Map of Origin