Kettneraspis williamsi Oklahoma Trilobite


Kettneraspis williamsi

Trilobites Order Lichida, Family Odontopleuridae

Geologic Time: Lower Devonian

Size: 27 mm

Fossil Site: Haragan Formation, Coal County, Oklahoma


Kettneraspis williamsi Oklahoma TrilobiteDescription: Well-preserved example of a member of the Order Lichida, Family Odontopleuridae, with dramatically-displayed genal spines with minute subspines, a feature not often preserved intact. One of the reasons for the fine preservation is the fact that this trilobite was prepared by Bob Carroll, a world-reknowed preparator of Oklahoma Devonian trilobites. Even the tiny nodes of spines on the pleural lobes can be seen.

Also see: Oklahoma Trilobites

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