†Waukeshaaspis eatonae Randolfe and Gass 2024 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Full reference: E. A. Randolfe and K. C. Gass. 2024. Waukeshaaspis eatonae n. gen. n. sp.: a specialized dalmanitid (Trilobita) from the Telychian of southeastern Wisconsin. Journal of Paleontology 98(5):821-829
Belongs to Waukeshaaspis according to E. A. Randolfe and K. C. Gass 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UWGM 7447, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Waukesha Lime and Stone Company quarry, which is in a Telychian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal mudstone/dolomite in the Brandon Bridge Formation of Wisconsin.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Waukesha Lime and Stone Company quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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