Trilobite (Criptolithus tesselatus)

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This is a cast of a trilobite from our teaching collection. The genus is characterized by long genal spines, broad pygidium, and a lack of eyes.

Polygon counts: Original 250,000; 30,000 before compression
Time: Ordovician
Locality: N/A
Specimen: UCD Geology Teaching Collection P-1493

Last Updated: 05/25/2006 10:28 AM