Wujiajiania
sutherlandi
Class
Trilobita; Trilobite
Order Ptychopariida; Family: Olenidae
Geological
Time: Upper Cambrian
Size: 16mm
Fossil Site:
McKay Group, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Wujiajiania
sutherlandi is an Upper Cambrian in the order Ptychopariida and
the Family Olenidae. This specimen is from the McKay Group, near
Cranbrook, British Columbia. It measures 16mm. While common in the
McKay group, the collecting locality is now closed, and species
collectors may add this specimen. It was during the Upper Cambrian
that the number of trilobite families actually peaked after an incredible
radiation that occurred over a 60 million year time span.
Also
see: Canada Trilobites
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