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ID number:  BIRUG 139434
Institution:  The Lapworth Museum of Geology
Named collection:  Holcroft Collection
Definition:  ?Acaste downingiae
Object type:  Eukaryota; Animalia; Arthropoda; Trilobita; Phacopida; Acastidae
Chronostratigraphy:  Silurian (Wenlock)?
Lithology:  Much Wenlock Limestone Formation?
Measurements:  overall: 13 mm (H x W x D x Dia x Wt)

Description:  Cephalon and thorax with 60% completeness of an enrolled trilobite body fossil of the species ?Acaste downingiae. Large lump of calcite on cephalon. No associated fauna present.

Notes:  Josh Dixon on 2024-06-17: Tentatively this specimen is assigned to the Holcroft Collection as it was found with Holcroft trilobites but with no information, BIRUG number, or original Holcroft number.

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