F102 – Richard D. Little Geology Collection

Sample ID F102 • Cabinet M

Homotelus bromidensis

9.18cm W x 2.29cm H x 7.12cm D • 126g

Sample Type	Fossil	Fossil Type	Altered hard parts		Mohs Hardness		4
Domain	Eukaryota	Kingdom	Animalia	Phylum	Arthropoda	Class	Trilobita
Order	Asaphida	Family	Asaphidae	Genus	Homoteles	Species	Bromidensis
Distribution/Period		North America, Mid Ordovician			Habitat	Marine
Preservation	Cast	Orig. Material?	NA	Relief	Positive relief	Mineral Comp.	Potentially a limestone but resonated or lacquered.

There are two grey external molds of this species. The head tail and thorax are all visible and there are eight segments that are prominent to be counted as well. There seems to be almost three of them on this fossil, but there is only a head of the third one visible.