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Rare: Cnemidopyge sp. Fossil Trilobite – Lower Ordovician, Hope Shales, Shelve Formation – Minsterley, Shropshire, UK – COA
Rare: Cnemidopyge sp. Fossil Trilobite – Lower Ordovician, Hope Shales, Shelve Formation – Minsterley, Shropshire, UK – COA - Image 2
Rare: Cnemidopyge sp. Fossil Trilobite – Lower Ordovician, Hope Shales, Shelve Formation – Minsterley, Shropshire, UK – COA - Image 3

Rare: Cnemidopyge sp. Fossil Trilobite – Lower Ordovician, Hope Shales, Shelve Formation – Minsterley, Shropshire, UK – COA

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This listing presents a rare and well-preserved Cnemidopyge sp. trilobite fossil from the Lower Ordovician period (~466 million years ago). Found in the Hope Shales, Hope Member, Shelve Formation, this specimen comes from Whitsburn Dingle, Minsterley, Shropshire, UK, an area renowned for its exceptional trilobite-bearing rock formations.

About Cnemidopyge Trilobites:

Cnemidopyge trilobites are a distinctive genus from the Trinucleidae family, known for their semi-circular cephalon (head shield), pitted fringe, and smooth thorax. These trilobites thrived in shallow marine environments, likely using their wide cephalic fringe for burrowing in soft sediment and filter-feeding on organic matter suspended in the water.

Geological Information:

  • Species: Cnemidopyge sp.
  • Fossil Type: Trilobite
  • Formation: Hope Shales, Hope Member, Shelve Formation
  • Stage: Abereiddian Stage
  • Series: Lower Llanvirn Series
  • Age: Lower Ordovician (~466 million years ago)
  • Location: Whitsburn Dingle, Minsterley, Shropshire, UK
  • Depositional Environment: Silty marine seabed of an ancient ocean

Fossil Features:

✔ Distinctive semi-circular cephalon with pitted fringe

✔ From the renowned Shelve Formation, a key UK trilobite locality

✔ Detailed preservation of key anatomical features

✔ A fascinating trilobite species from the Ordovician seas

✔ Ideal for collectors, researchers, and fossil enthusiasts

Additional Information:

All fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Scale Rule / Cube = 1cm – Please refer to the photos for accurate sizing.

This Cnemidopyge trilobite fossil is an excellent addition to any British Ordovician fossil collection, perfect for museum displays, research, and educational study. A rare opportunity to acquire a piece of UK palaeontological history from the famous Shelve Formation in Shropshire!

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Description

This listing presents a rare and well-preserved Cnemidopyge sp. trilobite fossil from the Lower Ordovician period (~466 million years ago). Found in the Hope Shales, Hope Member, Shelve Formation, this specimen comes from Whitsburn Dingle, Minsterley, Shropshire, UK, an area renowned for its exceptional trilobite-bearing rock formations.

About Cnemidopyge Trilobites:

Cnemidopyge trilobites are a distinctive genus from the Trinucleidae family, known for their semi-circular cephalon (head shield), pitted fringe, and smooth thorax. These trilobites thrived in shallow marine environments, likely using their wide cephalic fringe for burrowing in soft sediment and filter-feeding on organic matter suspended in the water.

Geological Information:

  • Species: Cnemidopyge sp.
  • Fossil Type: Trilobite
  • Formation: Hope Shales, Hope Member, Shelve Formation
  • Stage: Abereiddian Stage
  • Series: Lower Llanvirn Series
  • Age: Lower Ordovician (~466 million years ago)
  • Location: Whitsburn Dingle, Minsterley, Shropshire, UK
  • Depositional Environment: Silty marine seabed of an ancient ocean

Fossil Features:

✔ Distinctive semi-circular cephalon with pitted fringe

✔ From the renowned Shelve Formation, a key UK trilobite locality

✔ Detailed preservation of key anatomical features

✔ A fascinating trilobite species from the Ordovician seas

✔ Ideal for collectors, researchers, and fossil enthusiasts

Additional Information:

All fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Scale Rule / Cube = 1cm – Please refer to the photos for accurate sizing.

This Cnemidopyge trilobite fossil is an excellent addition to any British Ordovician fossil collection, perfect for museum displays, research, and educational study. A rare opportunity to acquire a piece of UK palaeontological history from the famous Shelve Formation in Shropshire!

Additional information

Weight 0.1 g
Dimensions 10 × 10 × 10 cm
Era

Ordovician
Origin

United Kingdom

Ordovician Information

The Ordovician Period (485–443 million years ago) was a time of marine expansion and biodiversity growth, following the Cambrian Explosion. Warm, shallow seas covered much of the continents, supporting trilobites, brachiopods, corals, and the first true reefs. Jawless fish (early vertebrates) diversified, and the first sea scorpions (eurypterids) became dominant predators. On land, the first primitive plants (moss-like bryophytes) began colonizing damp environments. The climate was initially warm, but by the late Ordovician, a major ice age caused a drastic drop in sea levels, triggering the Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction, which wiped out nearly 85% of marine species. Despite this, the period laid the foundation for the rise of more complex ecosystems in the Silurian.

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