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Homotelus bromidensis trilobite from Oklahoma
Source info:
| Author: | Dave |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2013-02-26 09:01:00 |
| Blog: | Views of the Mahantango  |
| URL: | http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/2013/02/homotelus-bromidensis-trilobite-from.html |
Summary:
Here is an enrolled specimen of the trilobite Homotelus bromidensis from the Bromide formation of Oklahoma. There is a little damage to one eye and the tip of the pygidium, but otherwise is in great shape. The thorax is dislodged a little likely from when the sediments were being compressed.The Bromide formation is upper Ordovician in age (Blackriverian [N. American stages] or Sandbian [ICS stages]). This specimen was found in the Criner Hills area of Carter County, Oklahoma.Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Ordovician [1] Sandbian [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Ordovician [0.5] Paleozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] Sandbian [0.1] Upper Ordovician [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | US | 35.3091 | -98.521 |
| Pennsylvania | US | 40.9947 | -77.6045 |
| Carter | US | 34.2889 | -97.2479 |
| Brazil | BR | -14.2429 | -54.3878 |
| United States | US | 37.1679 | -95.845 |
Keywords:
Arthropod, Blackriverian N. American, Bromide formation, Carter County, Criner Hills area, enrolled specimen, eye, great shape, Homotelus bromidensis trilobite, little damage, Oklahoma, Sandbian ICS stages, sediments, thorax, tip, trilobite Homotelus bromidensis, upper Ordovician
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