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piranha Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Because the top of the thorax and macropleural spines are absent it could be a moulting event. The posted example above has unusual taphonomic 'perfection'. figure from: Webster, M. 2015. Ontogeny and Intraspecific Variation of the Early Cambrian trilobite Olenellus gilberti, with Implications for Olenelline Phylogeny and Macroevolutionary Trends in Phenotypic Canalization. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 13(1):1-74 "Olenellus gilberti and Nephrolenellus geniculatus (Webster, 2007) seem to have moulted the hypostome and rostral plate before emergence ventrally through the resulting gap, but occasionally specimens of the former also show a dislocation and displacement of the thoracopygon beneath the cephalon (Webster, 2015, fig. 10)." Daley, A.C., Drage, H. B. 2016. The Fossil Record of Ecdysis, and Trends in the Moulting Behaviour of Trilobites. Arthropod Structure & Development, 45(2):71-96 PDF LINK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 @piranhaHow many thoracic segments do you count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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