Dokimocephalus pernasutus Walcott 1884 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Olenida - Dokimokephalidae

Alternative combination: Ptychoparia pernasutus

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Dokimocephalus according to S. R. Westrop et al. 2010

See also Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Dokimocephalus curtus, Dokimocephalus intermedius

Type specimen: USNM 24608a, a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (2: Nevada collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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