Reprint of the first publications about Russian Ordovician trilobites

Many of the trilobite species we know today were first discovered and described in the 19th century by enthusiasts such as E. Eichwald, F. Schmidt, A. Volborth, S. Kutorga, and C. Pander.

The complete revision and systematic description of all the Ordovician (and Silurian) trilobites known at that time was done by German-Russian geologist and botanist Friedrich Carl Schmidt (1881–1907). He was the first to describe more than 60% of the trilobite species of the Saint Petersburg region.

We’re thrilled to offer you reprints of the first publications about Russian Ordovician trilobites. We paid special attention to the works of F. Schmidt being the basis of the scientific studies of the Ordovician trilobites of the St. Petersburg region. Additionally, we provide the papers by A. Volborth (1863) and E. Toll (1889) who also contributed to describing trilobites and other fossils of the St. Petersburg region and Siberia.

These works were originally published in German in the Memories of the Imperial Academy of Science of St. Petersburg. They include many original drawings of the trilobite species described by the authors.
We’ve done out best to create high-quality photocopies of the original books and enhance the quality of text and images. The series includes ten volumes: