F113 – Richard D. Little Geology Collection

Sample ID F113 • Cabinet M

Trilobite (Hash)

9.83cm W x 3.29cm H x 7.07cm D • 314g

Sample Type	Fossil	Fossil Type	Altered hard parts		Mohs Hardness		3
Domain	Eukaryota	Kingdom	Animalia	Phylum	Arthropoda	Class	Trilobita
Order	NA	Family	NA	Genus	NA	Species	NA
Distribution/Period		Worldwide, Lower Cambrian			Habitat	Marine
Preservation	Hash Fossil	Orig. Material?	Yes	Relief	Positive and Negative Relief	Mineral Comp.	Limestone

Two large chunks of seabed "hash." Seafloor hash is comprised of many things that have fallen to the seabed, this is mostly trilobites, but could also include brachiopods, corals, and other species. These specific specimens were donated by Will Sillin in 1988.