Yinites yunnanensis


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Redlichiida
Suborder
Redlichina
Superfamily
Redlichioidea
Family
Yinitidae
Binomial Name
Yinites yunnanensis
Formation
Hongjingshao Formation
Locale
Malong, Yunnan, China
Age
Early Cambrian
Notes
This is an off white trilobite on an off white rock, so the contrast is poor. The most unusual feature of this trilobite is the long spines on the pygidium. Redlichids often have macropleural spines, but not pygidal spines.

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