Cernuolimbus depressus Palmer 1960 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Pterocephaliidae

Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1960. Trilobites of the Upper Cambrian Dunderberg Shale, Eureka District, Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 334-C:53-107

Belongs to Cernuolimbus according to A. R. Palmer 1960

Sister taxa: Cernuolimbus arcticus, Cernuolimbus granulosus, Cernuolimbus laevifrons, Cernuolimbus monilis, Cernuolimbus orygmatos, Cernuolimbus semigranulosus

Type specimen: USNM 136879, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Yukon collections), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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