{"product_id":"proceratopyge-rectispinata-trilobite-on-matrix-british-columbia","title":"Trilobite (Proceratopyge rectispinata) on matrix - Bull River, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003esmall but impressive Canadian trilobite\u003c\/strong\u003e, this \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eProceratopyge rectispinata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e measures only 1 × 1 cm but is complete with wonderful detail. All three body components are present and preserved on a three-dimensional calcite wafer. The thorax and pygidium are in excellent condition with slightly less detail on the cephalon. Note the tiny thoracic spines! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dark gray trilobite is preserved near the edge of a 10 × 9 cm greenish-gray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e plate. The colour contrast adds an aesthetic appeal to this wonderful miniature fossil specimen!\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eProceratopyge rectispinata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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: 1 × 1 cm; plate: 10 × 9 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocky Mountain Minerals and Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53305283412250,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6011\/1386\/files\/proceratopyge-rectispinata-specimen-2-detail.jpg?v=1793757067","url":"https:\/\/keithrocks.ca\/products\/proceratopyge-rectispinata-trilobite-on-matrix-british-columbia","provider":"Rocky Mountain Minerals and Fossils","version":"1.0","type":"link"}