Gigantopygus papillatus


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Redlichiida
Suborder
Redlichina
Superfamily
Redlichioidea
Family
Gigantopygidae
Binomial Name
Gigantopygus papillatus
Formation
Issafen Formation
Locale
Issafen, Morocco
Age
Early Cambrian (4th Stage)
Notes
This is very flattened and 2 dimensional, as is typical for Cambrian trilobites. But it's complete and very good in all other respects. It is a large trilobite but the "Giganto" in its name refers to its large pygidium, which was big for a Redlichid. But as with all Redlichid trilobites, the head was much bigger than the pygidium.

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Gigantopygus papillatus


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