Nyterops yetieifliensis.

Nyterops yetieifliensis. | Fossil

Nyterops yetieifliensis.

Nyterops yetieifliensis.

Nyterops yetieifliensis, a trilobite from the Eifel Mountains in western Germany.
This is a wonderful specimen with well-preserved texture and compound eyes. The segments and bumps on the head are almost completely intact.

Nyterops yetieifliensis. Nyterops yetieifliensis.
Nyterops yetieifliensis. Nyterops yetieifliensis.
Nyterops yetieifliensis. Nyterops yetieifliensis.
Specs
Period
Devonian
Size
25 mm
Locality
Freilingen Formation, Eifel, Germany.
Acquisition

The preservation of the compound eyes is particularly wonderful, and when observed with a 10x loupe, it doesn't seem [from the Devonian period].
I got it cheaply at auction, but the back of the specimen label had a price tag of 40,000 JPY.

Date Acquired
July 2017
Purchase Price
10,400 JPY

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