Emeraldella
sp (?)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Basal), Emeraldellida,
Lamellipedia, Emeraldellidae
Geological
Time: Upper Middle Cambrian
Size: 19
mm long by 9 mm wide
Fossil
Site: Weeks Formation, Millard County, Utah
Description:
This unusual specimen has trilobitomorph features, and has as yet
not been described in the literature. It is thought to have affinities
with the Burgess
Shale genus Emeraldella, and is quite detailed. Notice that the
pointed telson is present, as well as traces of the right antenna.
This animal is exceedingly rare.
Briggs
D.E.G., and R.A. Robison. 1984. Exceptionally preserved non trilobite
arthropods and Anomalocaris from the Middle Cambrian of Utah. University
of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Paper 111:1-24.
Also
See: Utah Cambrian Explosion
Fossils Trilobites
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