Asaphiscus wheeleri
UNB-2016-0009Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Arthropoda » Trilobita » Libristoma
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Subclass: Libristoma
Order: Asaphida
Family: Asaphiscidae
Genus: Asaphiscus (Meek, 1873)
Species: Asaphiscus wheeleri (Meek)
Specimen with a large pygidium that has a prominent border. Thorax with some visible pleurae. Occipital ring is visible but the cephalon is missing.
Specifications
| Object name | Asaphiscus wheeleri |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0009 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita Subclass: Libristoma |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Cambrian to Middle Cambrian |
| Numeric age | 542 Mya |
| Origin | House Range, Millard County, Utah, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | Yes |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Robison, R. A. (1971). Additional middle Cambrian trilobites from the Wheeler Shale of Utah. Journal of Paleontology, 796-804.