Palaeolenus sp

Trilobites Order Ptychopariida Suborder Ptychopariina, Superfamily Ellipsocephaloidea, Family Palaeolenidae
Geologic Age: Early Cambrian
Trilobite 15 mm long
Chengjiang Maotianshan Shales, Wulongqing Formation, Yunnan Province, China
Remarks: Palaeolenus Guanshan Fauna trilobite death assemblage with preserved antennae. Also note the hypostomes of the trilobite ventral views.

Also see: Chinese Trilobites

 

 

 

 

 

Palaeolenus Trilobite with Preserved Antennae

Ventral Palaeolenus with Hypostome

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