Description

Olenellus gilberti
Early Cambrian
Pioche Formation: C-Shale
Pioche, Lincoln County NV USA
38mm trilobite on 67mm matrix. Spectacular American prep.

Trilobite. Arthropod. Olenellid.

Olenellus is a genus belonging to perhaps the most ancient trilobite group (Order Redlichiidia. It’s known only from the Early Cambrian at various localities across North America. This specimen is a fantastic example of one of the classic trilobites of the Cambrian.

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 a lot more restricted now.