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A textbook example of Glossopleura packi from the Middle Cambrian Chisholm Shale of Nevada. This broad-shielded species represents a turn in trilobite evolution, a stark departure from the graceful and spiny Olenellids that immediate pre-date the Chisholm fauna. Excellent example.
Age: Middle Cambrian
Species Name: Glossopleura packi
Order / Family: Corynexochida / Dolichometopidae
Locality: Lincoln County, Nevada
Formation: Chisholm Shale
A textbook example of Glossopleura packi from the Middle Cambrian Chisholm Shale of Nevada. This broad-shielded species represents a turn in trilobite evolution, a stark departure from the graceful and spiny Olenellids that immediate pre-date the Chisholm fauna. Excellent example.
Age: Middle Cambrian
Species Name: Glossopleura packi
Order / Family: Corynexochida / Dolichometopidae
Locality: Lincoln County, Nevada
Formation: Chisholm Shale
| Weight | 17 oz |
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| Age | Middle Cambrian |
| Specimen Dimensions | Length: 3.5 cm |
| Matrix Dimensions | 7.9 cm x 7.9 cm x 2.6 cm Weight: 1 lb 1 oz |
