Olenellus gilberti Trilobite from Pioche Shale

Name: Olenellus gilberti positive and negative

Class Trilobita, Trilobites Order Redlichiida, Suborder Olenellina; Superfamily Olenelloidea

Geological Time: Lower Cambrian

Size: Matrix 54 by 51 mm; trilobite 14 mm

Fossil Site: Pioche Shale, Lincoln County Nevada

Olenellus gilberti (Order: Redlichiida; Suborder: Olenellina; Superfamily: Olenelloidea; Family: Olenellidae; Subfamily: Olenellinae) is a classic, Lower Cambrian trilobite from the famous Pionche shale. This is a particularly nice specimen that includes both part and counterpart.


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