Septarian Nodule Slice meteor Trilobites

Trilobites

Lepidotes (previously known as Lepidotus) is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that inhabited warm Jurassic seas teeming with life

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~510-501 million years

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Septarian Nodule Slice meteor TrilobitesStunning septarian nodule slice measuring approx. 7. 25" x 4. 75" x 0. 375" Utah Septarians are found in Southern Utah, about 15 miles from Zion National Park. Septarians were formed sometime during the Cretaceous Period, also known as the age of dinosaurs, between 144 to 65 million years ago. During this period of time what is now known as the Gulf of Mexico extended into present day Utah, forming a vast interior sea. On this ancient seabed