This is a inexpensive Example of the Trilobite Oryctocephalus americanus. Some writers interpret Oryctocephalus americanus Sundberg & McCollum, 2003 as a Synonym of Oryctocephalus indicus (Reed, 1910). But this is still discussed because Reeds holotype shows deficits in the preservation.
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Location: | Split Mountain, Esmeraldina Co., Nevada, USA | ||
Size: | about 14 mm long | ||
Age: | Middle Cambrian, Emigrant Fm. (about 518 Ma) |