Trilobites
Order Redlichiida, Suborder Redlichiina, Superfamily Emuelloidea,
Family Emuellidae
Geologic Age: Early Cambrian
Trilobite is 11 mm long
Emu Bay Shale, Big Gully Formation, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Remarks: Kangaroo Island is a world famous fossil site, with representatives
of the Cambrian Explosion. The opistothorax on
this species could grow to some 53 to 61 segments! This one, unfortunately,
is either missing
the opistothorax, or it is still embedded in the matrix.
Also see:
Australian Trilobites
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