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RARE Enrolled Brongniartella minor Trilobite Fossil – Caradoc Ordovician – Coed Maes Newyddion Eryri Wales – Certified
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RARE Enrolled Brongniartella minor Trilobite Fossil – Caradoc Ordovician – Coed Maes Newyddion Eryri Wales – Certified

Original price was: £120.00.Current price is: £108.00.

RARE Enrolled Brongniartella minor Trilobite Fossil

Caradoc Stage, Upper Ordovician – Coed Maes Newyddion, Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales, UK

This listing features a rare enrolled specimen of the trilobite species Brongniartella minor, a notable member of the Ordovician trilobite fauna. Sourced from the Coed Maes Newyddion locality in Eryri (Snowdonia National Park), North Wales, this piece represents a well-preserved example from the Caradoc Series of the Upper Ordovician period.

Geological & Palaeontological Details:

  • Fossil Type: Trilobite (enrolled specimen)
  • Species: Brongniartella minor
  • Locality: Coed Maes Newyddion, Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales, UK
  • Geological Age: Upper Ordovician – Caradoc Stage (approx. 460–449 million years ago)
  • Formation: Possibly part of the Bala Group, which dominates this region
  • Depositional Environment:
  • Deep marine to shelf environment
  • Fine-grained mudstones and siltstones suggest low-energy offshore deposition
  • Biozone: Potentially within the Soudleyan–Longvillian biozones depending on local stratigraphy
  • Family: Encrinuridae
  • Superfamily: Encrinuroidea
  • Order: Phacopida
  • Morphology Features:
  • Typical enrolled posture, a defense mechanism seen in trilobites
  • Crescent-shaped cephalon with short glabella
  • Pygidium moderately sized, matching features seen in Brongniartella genus
  • Surface may show genal spines or slight tuberculation depending on preservation
  • Scientific Importance:
  • Represents the rich Ordovician biodiversity in the Welsh Basin
  • Brongniartella minor contributes to understanding trilobite evolution and paleoecology in peri-Gondwanan faunas
  • Useful for biozonation and correlation of Upper Ordovician rocks across Britain and Europe

Product Notes:

  • You will receive the exact specimen shown in the photographs
  • Scale Reference: 1cm rule cube included in the photo for accurate sizing – please refer to images
  • Comes complete with a Certificate of Authenticity
  • Sourced from a carefully curated collection and professionally handled

Why Buy From Us?

  • All of our Fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens
  • Each piece is carefully chosen for scientific interest, rarity, and aesthetic appeal
  • All items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and are fully researched
  • Ideal for collectors, educators, and fossil enthusiasts seeking rare and stratigraphically significant material

Please feel free to message us for further information, provenance queries, or additional photos. We’re always happy to help knowledgeable buyers and curious collectors alike.

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RARE Enrolled Brongniartella minor Trilobite Fossil

Caradoc Stage, Upper Ordovician – Coed Maes Newyddion, Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales, UK

This listing features a rare enrolled specimen of the trilobite species Brongniartella minor, a notable member of the Ordovician trilobite fauna. Sourced from the Coed Maes Newyddion locality in Eryri (Snowdonia National Park), North Wales, this piece represents a well-preserved example from the Caradoc Series of the Upper Ordovician period.

Geological & Palaeontological Details:

  • Fossil Type: Trilobite (enrolled specimen)
  • Species: Brongniartella minor
  • Locality: Coed Maes Newyddion, Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales, UK
  • Geological Age: Upper Ordovician – Caradoc Stage (approx. 460–449 million years ago)
  • Formation: Possibly part of the Bala Group, which dominates this region
  • Depositional Environment:
  • Deep marine to shelf environment
  • Fine-grained mudstones and siltstones suggest low-energy offshore deposition
  • Biozone: Potentially within the Soudleyan–Longvillian biozones depending on local stratigraphy
  • Family: Encrinuridae
  • Superfamily: Encrinuroidea
  • Order: Phacopida
  • Morphology Features:
  • Typical enrolled posture, a defense mechanism seen in trilobites
  • Crescent-shaped cephalon with short glabella
  • Pygidium moderately sized, matching features seen in Brongniartella genus
  • Surface may show genal spines or slight tuberculation depending on preservation
  • Scientific Importance:
  • Represents the rich Ordovician biodiversity in the Welsh Basin
  • Brongniartella minor contributes to understanding trilobite evolution and paleoecology in peri-Gondwanan faunas
  • Useful for biozonation and correlation of Upper Ordovician rocks across Britain and Europe

Product Notes:

  • You will receive the exact specimen shown in the photographs
  • Scale Reference: 1cm rule cube included in the photo for accurate sizing – please refer to images
  • Comes complete with a Certificate of Authenticity
  • Sourced from a carefully curated collection and professionally handled

Why Buy From Us?

  • All of our Fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens
  • Each piece is carefully chosen for scientific interest, rarity, and aesthetic appeal
  • All items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and are fully researched
  • Ideal for collectors, educators, and fossil enthusiasts seeking rare and stratigraphically significant material

Please feel free to message us for further information, provenance queries, or additional photos. We’re always happy to help knowledgeable buyers and curious collectors alike.

Additional information

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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