Pseudogygites latimarginatus

Name/Title

Pseudogygites latimarginatus

Entry/Object ID

2008-018-001

Description

A large complete fossil, trilobite - pseudogygites latimarginatus, is clearly displayed on one side of a black slab of rock (shale). The (trilobite - pseudogygites latimarginatus) fossil in the rock is large, approximately 8 cm by 6 cm. The side of the rock with the large fossil is smooth. The other side of the slab is brown and black in colour. The brown and black side is not smooth, showing the layers of the shale which have broken off; this side also has a small, partial fossil near the long edge.

Dimensions

Height

1 cm

Width

14.2 cm

Length

20 cm

Dimension Notes

Height is going to vary depending on where the measurement is taken. Length is the measurement taken from the centre to get the longest point. Width is the measurement taken from the longest point.