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Description: | Specimen of a fossil trilobite, Phacops caudatus, collected from the Coalbrookdale Formation of Early Silurian, Wenlock, Sheinwoodian - Homerian age from Dudley, West Midlands (Midland England).
At first sight this appears to be a complete trilobite fossil. However, if you look very carefully, you can see that the specimen has been cleverly constructed by gluing three incomplete fossils together. This is an example of a fossil forgery. Fossils discovered by the quarrymen during the course of their work were sold to provide extra income. When complete fossils were scarce, suitable incomplete examples were skilfully selected, prepared, and the bits glued together to fool the Victorian collectors into thinking that they were purchasing complete specimens.
The specimen was found in West Midlands.
It is from the Silurian period (443 - 418 million years ago) | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Subjects: | Classification: Animalia Invertebrata Trilobita Arthropoda | Temporal: | Silurian period (443 - 418 million years ago) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/geofinder/se... | Go to resource |
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