This is the “Fossil Friday” post #26.  Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website.  We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com.  Please include a short description or story.  Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world!

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Here is an Elrathia kingii trilobite.  It was collected from A New Dig, Inc. near Delta, Utah, in September 2020. The amimals lived in the middle Cambrian, about 507 million years ago.  These trilobites are found in extremely high concentrations in the Wheeler Shale in the area of the Wheeler amphitheater.  If you vacation in Utah, bring a hammer and bag some trilobites!

This guy popped right out of the matrix.  Both top and bottom are well preserved.