Description

Olenellus gilberti
Trilobite
Early Cambiran
Pioche Formation: c-Shale
Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA

Good 0.7 inch negative on 3 x 2.5 inch shale.

Arthropod.  Trilpbite.  Olenellid.

Olenellus is a genus of trilobite that lived only during the Early Cambrian and is known from various localities across North America.  It had a rather flat body.

In the old days a lot of people used to go to Pioche because they could collect trilobites from a few different localities representing different ages.  Collecting is more restricted these days.

This is a good specimen for the novice or casual science enthusiast.