Superb Olenellus clarki California Trilobite with Axial Spines

Olenellus clarki (also called Paedumias clarki)

Geological Time: Lower Cambrian

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 80mm X 80mm Trilobite 22mm

Fossil Site: Latham Shale, San Bernardino County, California

Code: TR014

Price: $195.00 - sold


Olenellus are quite rarely found with more than a cephalon, Ruin Wash in Nevada is a notable exception. This specimen is from a very old collection, and is from a locality that is no longer collectable. Here is a superb example of a Olenellus clarki with the axial spines which are very rarely present.

Reference: Mount, JD (1980) Characteristics of Early Cambrian Faunas from Eastern San Bernardino County, California. Southern California Paleontological Society Special Publications, no. 2, p. 19-29.

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