Bayfieldia binodosa

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita Subclass: Libristoma Order: Asaphida Family: Eurekiidae Genus: Bayfieldia (Clark, 1924) Species: Bayfieldia binodosa (Hall, 1863) Poorly preserved disarticulated thorax.

Specifications

Object nameBayfieldia binodosa
IDUNB-2016-0024
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Subclass:
Libristoma
CompositionSandstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Cambrian to Upper Cambrian
Numeric age542 Mya
OriginTrempealeau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialYes
Measurements
  • 3.9cm x 2.1cm x 2.2cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • J. Hall. 1863. Preliminary notice of the fauna of the Potsdam sandstone, with remarks upon the previous known species of fossils and description of some new ones from the sandstone of the Upper Mississippi Valley. Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto 16:93-195