Blandicephalus texanus Palmer 1954 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Dikelocephalidae

Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1954. The Faunas of the Riley Formation in Central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 28(6):709-786

Belongs to Blandicephalus according to A. R. Palmer 1954

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 123320, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is USGS Coll. 33-CO, which is in a Paibian marine sandstone/limestone in the Riley Formation of Texas.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS Coll. 33-CO

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