Nevadia
weeksi
Trilobites
Order Redlichiida, Suborder
Olenellina, Superfamily Fallotaspidoidea, Family Nevadiidae
Geologic
Time: Lower Cambrian
Size: 50
mm
Fossil Site:
Poleta Formation, Montezuma Mountains, Goldfield, Nevada
This
is a well specimen example of a member of the Order
Redlichiida, Family Nevadiidae, with detailed spines, a feature
often not preserved intact. This one is a large, well-preserved
positive example. There are 8 members of this genus, one which appeared
shortly after the disappearance of Fallotaspids, the first known
trilobites.
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