TRILOBITES OF THE DUNDERBERG SHALE:

 

Dunderberg Shale, Upper Cambrian, Eureka District, Nevada

 

Trilobites:

 

Agnostidae:

Pseudagnostus communis (Hall and Whitfield, 1977)

Pseudagnostus? acutus (Kobayashi)

Pseudagnostus prolongus (Hall and Whitfield)
Homagnostus obesus (Belt)
Homagnostus tumidosus (Hall and Whitfield)

Phalocroma? sp.

 

Elviniidae:

Dunderbergia bigranulosa Palmer, 1960

Dunderbergia polybothra Palmer, 1960

Dunderbergia variagranula Palmer

Dunderbergia nitida (Hall and Whitfield)

Elburgia granulosa (Hall and Whitfield)

Elburgia quinnensis (Resser)

Elviniella laevis Palmer, 1960

Elvinia roemeri (Shumard)

Elvinia granulata Resser

Elvinia? sp.

Irvingella (Parairvingella) angustilimbata Kobayashi

Irvingella (Parairvingella) eurekensis (Resser)

 

Housiidae:

Prehousia semicircularis Palmer, 1960

Parahousia constricta Palmer, 1960

Housia ovata Palmer, 1960

 

Olenidae:

Olenus? wilsoni Henningsmoen

Olenus? granulatus Palmer, 1960

 

Pterocephaliidae:

Cernuolimbus semigranulosus Palmer, 1960

Cernuolimbus orygmatos Palmer, 1960

Cernuolimbus depressus Palmer, 1960

Sigmocheilus utahensis (Resser)

Sigmocheilus grata (Resser)

Sigmocheilus pogonipensis (Resser)

Sigmocheilus serratus Palmer, 1960

Pterocephalia concava Palmer, 1960

Pterocephalia elongata Palmer, 1960

Pterocephalia sanctisabae Roemer

Litocephalus bilobatus (Hall and Whitfield)

Litocephalus verruculapeza Palmer, 1960

Litocephalus granulomarginatus Palmer, 1960

Taenora expansa Palmer, 1960

 

Family unassigned:

Minupeltis conservator Palmer, 1960

Morosa longispina Palmer, 1960

Bynumiella? acuminata Palmer, 1960

Anechocephalus trigranulatus Palmer, 1960

Pinctus? spp.

Cheilocephalus sp.

Pseudosaratogia leptogranulata Palmer, 1960

Pseudosaratogia abnormis Palmer, 1960

Oligometopus breviceps (Walcott)

Kindbadia finis (Walcott)

Iddingsia robusta Walcott

Dokimocephalus pernasutus Walcott

Bynumina globosa (Walcott)

Genus and species undet. 1

Genus and species undet. 2

Genus and species undet. 3

 

3 specimens from the Dunderburg that need identification:

         

from the Cambrian Dunderberg Shale in the Duck Range, just north of McGill, Nevada

 

 

References:

 

Palmer, A. R. (1960)  Trilobites of the Upper Cambrian Dunderberg Shale, Eureka District, Nevada. USGS Professional Paper 334-C.

 


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