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  • Stelckaspis cf. perplexa


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    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Trilobita
    Order: Odontopleurida
    Family: Odontopleuridae
    Genus: Stelckaspis
    Species: Stelckaspis cf. perplexa
    Author Citation Chatterton, 2004

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Paleozoic
    Period: Silurian
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Llandovery
    International Age: Telychian

    Stratigraphy

    Thornloe Formation

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 2 cm

    Location

    Ontario
    Canada

    Comments

    This species is similar to one described by Chatterton (2004) and Billings (1866) from Anticosti, Quebec, but the large geographical separation (1200kms) makes it uncertain that they are the same.

     

    Reference: Early Silurian trilobites of Anticosti Island, Québec, Canada. B. D. E. Chatterton and R. Ludvigsen. 2004. Palaeontographica Canadiana No. 22. 264 p., including 85 pls. (p. 91–261).




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