Olenoides nevadensis
UNB-2016-0021Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Arthropoda » Trilobita
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Corynexochida
Family: Dorypygidae
Genus: Olenoides (Meek, 1877)
Species: Olenoidea nevadensis (Meek, 1870)
Large pygidium with posterior part of the thorax preserved. Prominent axial rings and pleurae.
Specifications
| Object name | Olenoides nevadensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2016-0021 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Cambrian |
| Numeric age | 541 Mya |
| Origin | Mt. Stephen, British Columbia, Canada |
| 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.