Trilobite: Deanaspis goldfussi, Ordovician, CZ
Small, extremely detailed trilobite from the preserve deposit of the Letna Formation in Bohemia, displaying the typically vibrant orange coloring. The rostral plate and cheeks (librigena) form a wide and flat marginal surface freckled with small pustules. Deanaspis often appears in association with the more common Dalmatina, both of which thrived in a shallow marine community. Its wide shape ensured that it did not sink into the soft sediment.
Age: Ordovician, Sandbian, Letna Fm.;
Locality: Prague, Czech Republic
Size: fossil: 1,2 x 1 cm; slab: 3,5 x 2 cm
The original specimen may differ slightly in color from the pictures showed here due to technical reasons.
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