†Crepicephalus australis Palmer 1954 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Crepicephalidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1954. The Faunas of the Riley Formation in Central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 28(6):709-786
Belongs to Crepicephalus according to A. R. Palmer 1954
Sister taxa: Crepicephalus ceratopygoides, Crepicephalus comus, Crepicephalus iowensis, Crepicephalus thoosa
Type specimen: UT-32115, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is JR-201, which is in a Guzhangian marine limestone in the Riley Formation of Texas.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (8: Texas collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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