†Tricopelta mackenziensis Ludvigsen and Chatterton 1982 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Full reference: R. Ludvigsen and B. D. E. Chatterton. 1982. Ordovician Pterygometopidae (Trilobita) of North America. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 19:2179-2206
Belongs to Tricopelta according to R. Ludvigsen and B. D. E. Chatterton 1982
Sister taxon: Tricopelta breviceps
Type specimen: ROM 41034, a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Section W-1. 023.5 - 024.5 m. South Thundercloud Range, District of Mackenzie (Ordovician of Northwest Territories)
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