'Flying' Crotalocephalina/Crotalocephalus with a Hypostome

This Crotalocephalus gibbus  (also known as Cotalocelaphina) has been separated from the matrix so as to appear it is 'flying' or 'floating".  The trilobite is well-preserved with an intact hypostome and small holochroal eyes.

The trilobite is 3.0 inches long and 1.3 inches wide. Matrix and trilobite measure 3.0 inches long, 2.65 inches wide and 2.88 inches high. 

There is a repair through the glabella and into the thorax and another on the lower thoracic spine tips.

The trilobite is securely screwed into a plastic base of a container that fits over the entire fossil. The screw is easily removed, but it is the best and safest way to transport the fossil.