Eoredlichia intermedia (Lu, 1940)
Arthropoda
Trilobita
Redlichiida
Redlichiidae
Early Cambrian
Chengjiang fauna, Maotianshan Shale (Late Atdabanian)
Yunnan, China
Length: 10 cm
This early Cambrian trilobite from the Chengjiang fauna of Yunnan had a long spine on the ninth thorax segment pointing to the back. It is one of the few trilobites from which specimens preserving legs, antennae and gills were found.
February 18, 2017
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