F117 – Richard D. Little Geology Collection

Sample ID F117 • Cabinet M

Lonchodomas volborthi

6.96cm W x 1.68cm H x 5.03cm D • 60g

Sample Type	Fossil	Fossil Type	Altered hard parts		Mohs Hardness		3
Domain	Eukaryota	Kingdom	Animalia	Phylum	Arthropoda	Class	Trilobita
Order	Asaphida	Family	Raphiophoridae	Genus	Lochodomas	Species	volborthi
Distribution/Period		Worldwide, Ordivician			Habitat	Marine
Preservation	Cast	Orig. Material?	NA	Relief	Positive Relief	Mineral Comp.	Potentially limestone

This specimen is small and has a large glabella with no eyes. There is a large spine off the front of the specimen and the head shield also has two side spines that point backwards. The thorax is very small in comparison to the spines. Rounded tail with segments that continue the pattern of the thorax.