†Onchocephalus mexicanus Lochman 1952 (trilobite)
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Full reference: C. Lochman. 1952. Trilobites. Cambrian Stratigraphy and Paleontology Near Caborca, Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 119 (1) 60-161
Belongs to Onchocephalus according to C. Lochman 1952
Sister taxa: Onchocephalus buelnaensis, Onchocephalus dudensis, Onchocephalus maior, Onchocephalus palupus, Onchocephalus parvus, Onchocephalus sanwanensis, Onchocephalus thia, Onchocephalus veridicus
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. No.115713, a cephalon/head (cranidium).
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Buelna Fm., Cerro Rajon, Caborca Region, Mexico - Stewart et. al 1984 (Cambrian of Mexico)
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