Pseudogygites latimarginatus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita Subclass: Libristoma Order: Asaphida Family: Asaphidae Genus: Pseudogygites (Kobayashi, 1934) Species: Pseudogygites latimarginatus (Hall, 1847) Five shales samples, labeled a to e, with various portions of the thorax and pygidium on the surface of the sediment. Axial ring and pleurae are prominent.

Specifications

Object namePseudogygites latimarginatus
IDUNB-2016-0020
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Subclass:
Libristoma
CompositionShale
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician
Epoch:
Upper Ordovician
Numeric age458.4 Mya
OriginOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Pieces5
PartialYes
Measurements
  • 2.3cm x 3.6cm x 0.7cm
  • 6.6cm x 6.2cm x 0.6cm
  • 9.7cm x 7cm x 2cm
  • 16.1cm x 10.8cm x 0.8cm
  • 14.3cm x 6cm x 4.2cm

Map of Origin