†Variopelta brevicervicata Fritz 1991 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1991. Lower Cambrian Trilobites from the Illtyd Formation, Wernecke Mountains, Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 409
Belongs to Variopelta according to W. H. Fritz 1991
Sister taxon: Variopelta laevis
Type specimen: GSC 91723, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Collection 90653, which is in a Dyeran marine shale/limestone in the Illtyd Formation of Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Collection 90653
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