Neltneria Early Cambrian Redlichiid Trilobite

An Issafen Formation rarity with few found

Neltneria termieri

Trilobites Order Redlichiida, Suborder Olenellina, Superfamily Fallotaspidoidea, Family Neltneriidae

Geological Time: Lower Cambrian, Atdabanian Stage

Size: Trilobite is 61 mm long , 45 mm across; Matrix: 110 mm by 1000 mm

Fossil Site: Issafen Formation, Issafen, Morocco

Code: 18074

Price: $395.00

Description: This plate displays a fine example of a member of the order Redlichiida known as Neltneria termieri. Coming from the Issafen Formation deposits of Morocco, it is firmly placed in the Early Cambrian. There seem to be two morphs of this trilobite, a narrow-bodied form and a wide-bodied form. This is the wider-bodied morph.

Reference: Journal of Paleontology, Vol 69 No 3, (May 195) pp459-474.

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