Vanuxemella
norita
(Walcott 1916)
Trilobites
Order Corynexochida,, Family Zacanthoididae
Geological
Time: Middle Cambrian
Size: Trilobite
is 8 mm on a 7 x 7 cm plate
Fossil Site:
Gordon Shale, Thompson Falls, Montana
Presented
is a very rare species from an obscure location. Montana trilobites
are amongst the hardest to acquire from the western states. Generally
when found, they are missing their free cheeks. This one has
both,
firmly attached. Only the genal spine on the left side of the cephalon
is missing on this specimen.
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