Chengjiang Trilobite

[pleecan (Peter Lee)]

While house cleaning found a misplaced box of Chengjiang Biota fossils still wrapped....

... any ideas on the id?

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The larger trilo is approx 10mm.

[pleecan (Peter Lee)]

Palaeolenus douvillei???

[Joe Botting]

I would say that's a good bet, Peter (although I don't know the detailed taxonomy of these things). Eyeballing says to me it deserves at least that name with a question mark.

Lovely specimens, too - which would fit, as I understand it's a pretty common species.

[pleecan (Peter Lee)]

Thanks for the reply Joe.