Dicranopeltis nereus


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Lichida
Suborder
Linchina
Superfamily
Lichoidea
Family
Lichidae
Subfamily
Lichinae
Binomial Name
Dicranopeltis nereus
Formation
Rochester Shale
Locale
Lockport, New York (Caleb's quarry)
Age
Middle Silurian (Wenlockian stage)
Notes

This is the "other" lichid from Caleb's quarry, and is much rarer than Arctinurus boltoni.

There is a small brachiopod on the left lobe of the thorax.


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Dicranopeltis nereus


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