†Biceratops nevadensis Pack and Gayle 1971 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae
Full reference: P. D. Pack and H. B. Gayle. 1971. A new Olenellid trilobite, Biceratops nevadensis, from the Lower Cambrian near Las Vegas, Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 45(5):893-898
Belongs to Biceratops according to A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina 1993
See also Pack and Gayle 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 168225. Its type locality is Frenchman Mountain, which is in a Dyeran marine sandstone/shale in the Pioche Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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