The rock in the Valongo Formation is stretched in one direction and compressed in the other. Fossils within it are stretched, compressed or skewed depending on their orientation. This trilobite is skewed.
Despite the very flattened preservation the eyes pop out and the lenses of the schizochroal eyes are visible. The tail spine is readily visible.
Image File
In addition to viewing the image on this page, you have the option to download the detailed (and large) image file, or to display the detailed file in your browser. (Refer to the buttons below the image.)
