Isotelus maximus


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Asaphida
Suborder
Asaphina
Superfamily
Asaphoidea
Family
Asaphidae
Binomial Name
Isotelus maximus
Formation
Waynesville Formation
Locale
Adams County, Ohio
Age
Late Ordovician
Notes

This is a large specimen, just over a foot long. It is the second largest trilobite I own. It is clear where the species name comes from.

This is the state fossil of Ohio.


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Isotelus maximus


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