Greenops boothi

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita Order: Phacopida Family: Acastidae Genus: Greenops (Delo, 1935) Species: Greenops boothi (Green, 1837) Four pieces of shales, labeled a to d, with four specimens of G. boothi. Largest shale has a complete articulated specimen and the other specimens are partial portion of the thorax. Well-defined axial ring and pleurae.

Specifications

Object name	Greenops boothi
ID	UNB-2016-0026
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita
Composition	Shale
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian
Numeric age	387.7 Mya
Origin	Erie County, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	6cm x 4.2cm x 0.6cm 2.4cm x 1.7cm x 0.6cm 1.7cm x 1.3cm x 1.3cm 2.9cm x 0.34cm x 0.2cm

Map of Origin

Publications

Eldredge, N. (1971). Patterns of cephalic musculature in the Phacopina (Trilobita) and their phylogenetic significance. Journal of Paleontology, 52-67.
Babcock, L. E., & Speyer, S. E. (1987). Enrolled trilobites from the Alden Pyrite Bed, Ledyard Shale (Middle Devonian) of western New York. Journal of Paleontology, 61(03), 539-548.