Description
Age: Lower Cambrian
Species Name: Olenellus chiefensis
Order / Family: Redlichiida / Olenellidae
Locality: Lincoln County, Nevada
Formation: Pioche Shale
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A perfect 2.4 cm specimen of the highly sought after Olenellus chiefensis from the classic Pioche Shales near Pioche, Nevada. Collected three decades ago, outstanding examples of this species are hard to come by. This specimen is clean and crisp, in a lustrous iron-orange color sitting on a small natural disc amongst aesthetic dendrite crystal growths. One is hard pressed to find a more perfect specimen of this species.
Age: Lower Cambrian
Species Name: Olenellus chiefensis
Order / Family: Redlichiida / Olenellidae
Locality: Lincoln County, Nevada
Formation: Pioche Shale
| Weight | 449 oz |
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| Age | Lower Cambrian |
| Specimen Dimensions | Length: 2.4 cm |
| Matrix Dimensions | 15.5 cm x 13.6 cm x 0.8 cm Weight: 15.6 oz |