Esmeraldina / Palmettaspis sp.
Name: Esmeraldina / Palmettaspis sp.
Locality: Esmeralda County, Nevada
Stratigraphy: Montenegro Member of the Campito Formation (Nevadia
weeksi Zone), Lower Cambrian
Size: 8 cm
Remarks: Photo Courtesy of: Richie Kurkewicz Pangaea Collection
Comments: Four views of the same specimen. This, to the best of my
knowledge, is the first prepared specimen with the axial spines free standing in
a "mohawk" The spines grow in length as the they get closer to the pygidium.
This species is currently being studied by Stew Hollingsworth.
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