Trilobite pygigium for ID

[Brian James Maguire]

This was found in the Carboniferous limestone of the Malahide Formation , east coast Dublin Ireland, looks different to my other pygidiums which are all Phillipsia.

 

 

[piranha]

Bollandia globiceps 

 

 

figures from:

 

Osmólska, H. 1970
Revision of Non-Cyrtosymbolinid Trilobites from the Tournaisian-Namurian of Eurasia.
Palaeontologia Polonica, 23:1-165

 

Owens, R.M. 2000
The Carboniferous Trilobites from Ireland Described by Phillips, Portlock, M'Coy and Woodward.
Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, 18:1-32

[Brian James Maguire]

@piranha excellent info thanks so much

[Isotelus2883]

I think your cranidium belongs to this rather than Phillipsia.

[Brian James Maguire]

9 hours ago, Isotelus2883 said:

I think your cranidium belongs to this rather than Phillipsia.

Thats cool thanks a mill for that