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Plate of Ceraurus and Bryozoans from New York
NEW YORK • WALCOTT-RUST QUARRY • CERAURUS
Stock Number WRCX15
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Name:   Ceraurus and Bryozoans
Age:  Middle Ordovician
Formation:  Rust Limestone, Denley Formation, Trenton Group
Location:  Walcott-Rust Quarry, Trenton Falls, New York
Size:  Plate is 6.5" across, Ceraurus is 0.6"
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This is an incredible plate of fossils. It is a true Ceraurus pleurexanthemus and bryozoans from the famous Walcott-Rust Quarry near Trenton Falls, New York. This type is one of the original trilobites that Charles Walcott and James Hall made famous a century ago! This specimen is complete, with both free cheeks and eyes intact. There are also THREE DIFFERENT TYPES of bryozoa preserved on the plate. Anyone who knows anything about the history of US trilobites knows how important a trilobite association from this locality is - it is a piece of history. This is a unique example of a classic Ceraurus pleurexanthemus trilobite with MANY bryozoans from New York State.