Unusual Over-mineralized Green & Orange Elrathia kingii Trilobite

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A large 3.3 cm Elrathia kingii trilobite from the famous red beds of the House Range of Utah. This specimen features unusually waxy preservation of hardened minerals as well light green and orange coloring. The area is known for both exceptional and unusual preservation due to magma intrusions and regional geological forces. Never seen one quite like this.

Age: Middle Cambrian

Species Name: Elrathia kingii

Locality: Millard County, Utah

Formation: Wheeler Shale

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Description

A large 3.3 cm Elrathia kingii trilobite from the famous red beds of the House Range of Utah. This specimen features unusually waxy preservation of hardened minerals as well light green and orange coloring. The area is known for both exceptional and unusual preservation due to magma intrusions and regional geological forces. Never seen one quite like this.

Age: Middle Cambrian

Species Name: Elrathia kingii

Locality: Millard County, Utah

Formation: Wheeler Shale

Additional information

Weight 10 oz
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 2 cm
Age

Middle Cambrian

Specimen Dimensions

Length: 3.3 cm

Matrix Dimensions

7 cm x 7 cm x 2 cm Weight: 10 oz