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Detailed View - MER-B Sol 046 Object

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Description:  trilobite, rolled

Apparent size:  3 mm

Common features:  large cephalon, rolled body- similar to either Harpetida or Redlichiida

 

 

Stacked frames:  4

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bright/contrast & difference 

Harpides plautini Russian trilobite

Harpetida (rolled)

Redlichiida (unrolled)

Summary description of image contents:  a rolled and eroded trilobite fossil with a large cephalon.  Bilateral symmetry, "harp" shaped cephalon, similar to some terrestrial species.  This fossil is also present in Sol 048 images.

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