Paradoxides sp.
UNB-2020-0305Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Arthropoda » Trilobita
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Redlichiida
Family: Paradoxididae
Genus: Paradoxides (Brongniart, 1822)
Two samples of shale with Paradoxides sp. ; Largest sample has an almost complete cephalon (3.5 cm x 3.5) with rounded glabella. Large fixed cheeks. The small specimen is of a partial rounded glabella (1.3 cm x 1.9 cm). Small brachiopod valve is visible near the margin of the smaller sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Paradoxides sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0305 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Trilobita |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Cambrian to Late Cambrian |
| Numeric age | 496 Mya |
| Origin | Ratcliffe Brook, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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