{"product_id":"cambrian-trilobite-mckay-group-bc-10x9","title":"Undescribed (unnamed) Canadian Trilobite on matrix- Bull River, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a discerning trilobite or Canadian fossil collector, this is something special. Measuring approximately 2.1 × 1.5 cm, is \u003cstrong\u003ea trilobite yet to be scientifically described and named\u003c\/strong\u003e. The trilobite (unknown genus) is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epreserved near the edge of a 10 × 9 cm slate plate. The fossil displays a rounded cephalon with pronounced genal spines, which continue continue down the thorax. The thoracic segments are closely spaced, with pale highlights outlining its structure against the dark matrix. The tail, or pygidium, is quite small. The specimen is mostly complete with only some missing ends of the thoracic ribs along one side near the tail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003erare opportunity\u003c\/strong\u003e to collect and curate a fossil not yet formally described by paleontologists. Of course this trilobite needs a special home where its provenance will be properly preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe specimen comes from \u003cstrong\u003eUpper Cambrian\u003c\/strong\u003e sediments of the \u003cstrong\u003eMcKay Group\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Bull River Valley, east of Cranbrook and Fort Steele, \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Columbia, Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritish Columbia fossils are illegal to sell, except under special circumstances. I represent a team that has claims on several trilobite localities in BC that have been legally grandfathered into older legislation. This allows them to legally excavate, prepare and sell fossils from these particular claims, including this specimen. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/keithrocks.ca\/pages\/british-columbia-fossils-legal-status-legacy-claims-responsible-collecting\" title=\"British Columbia Fossils: Legal Status, Legacy Claims \u0026amp; Responsible Collecting\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearn more about British Columbia fossils and their legal status.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those interested in learning more about the trilobites of the McKay Group I recommend the following scientific paper: \u003cstrong\u003eFurongian (Upper Cambrian) trilobites from the McKay Group, Bull River Valley, near Cranbrook, southeastern British Columbia, Canada (2016) by Brian D. E. Chatterton and Stacey Gibb in \u003cem\u003ePalaeontographica Canadiana\u003c\/em\u003e No 35\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is jointly published by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (now known as the Canadian Energy Geoscience Association) and the Geological Association of Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFossil:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Trilobite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecies: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUndescribed \u0026amp; Unnamed species (unknown genus)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Upper Cambrian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e McKay Group\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocality:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bull River valley, East of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Trilobite: 2.1 × 1.5 cm; plate: 10 × 9 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocky Mountain Minerals and Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53303913677082,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6011\/1386\/files\/cambrian-trilobite-mckay-group-detail.jpg?v=1793744849","url":"https:\/\/keithrocks.ca\/products\/cambrian-trilobite-mckay-group-bc-10x9","provider":"Rocky Mountain Minerals and Fossils","version":"1.0","type":"link"}