'Gold Bug' Pyritized Trilobite

Submitted by: David Thompson
Taxon: Greenops widderensis
Submit date: 2012-10-27
Location (approximate): Arkona, Lambton, ON
Stratigraphy: Widder Formation
Age: Erian (Middle Devonian)
Submitter notes: Fully replaced by pyrite, this enrolled Greenops widerensis shows a gold color but has a lack of surface detail. Scott Vergiels has worked his magic in preparation to show off the maximum amount of the specimen which 3.18 cm or 1.25 inches long by 1.8 cm or .7 inches wide across the genal spines.

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