AMONG MY TRILOBITES

THE ORDOVICIAN
PART 2





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LICHIDA ORDER

Superfamily: Lichoidea
Family: Lichidae

4.8cm  Laba River; St. Petersburg, Russia

5.1cm  St. Petersburg, Russia


 

Superfamily: Odontopleuroidea

Family: Odontopleuridae

1.3cm Fulton Member, Cincinnatian Series, Kope Formation; Hamilton County, Ohio

 

6.5 cm total  Morocco


PHACOPIDA ORDER

Suborder: Calymenina



Family: Calymenidae
   

9.5cm  Al-nif formation; Morocco

  

2.5cm  UK

1.8cm Ashgill Series, Pusgillan Stage, Ddolhir Beds,
Cynwyd Forest, Clwyd, Wales


Suborder: Phacopina



Family: Dalmanitidae

2.3cm  Portugal











Suborder: Cheirurina



Family: Cheiruridae

     

4.5cm  Trenton formation; Quebec City, Quebec

 

                                                  

9cm total (tail spines 3cm) Volchow River; St. Petersburg, Russia


Family: Encrinuridae

3.7cm  (+eye: 1cm)  St. Petersburg, Russia

1.7cm  Utah




CORYNEXOCHIDA ORDER


Suborder: Illaenina



Family:  Illaenidae

  

10cm  Valongo, Portugal    (shows metamorphic distortion)

   

4.3cm  Volchow River; St. Petersburg, Russia

7.5cm  Wolchow River;  St Petersburg, Russia


 PTYCHOPARIDIA ORDER

Suborder: Olenina



Family: Olenidae
  

2.7cm  Utica Shale; Little Falls, New York

    

2.2cm  Billings formation; Ottawa, Ontario




 PROETIDA  ORDER

Superfamily: Bathyuroidea



Family: Bathyuridae

2.7cm  Bobacaygeon formation; Aylmer, Quebec




 



 

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