F111 – Richard D. Little Geology Collection

Sample ID F111 • Cabinet M

Albertella bosworthi

8.13cm W x 0.92cm H x 7.95cm D • 56g

Sample Type	Fossil	Fossil Type	Altered hard parts		Mohs Hardness		4
Domain	Eukaryota	Kingdom	Animalia	Phylum	Arthropoda	Class	Trilobita
Order	Corynexochida	Family	Zacanthoididae	Genus	Albertella	Species	bosworthi
Distribution/Period		Western North America, Middle Cambrian			Habitat	Marine
Preservation	Cast	Orig. Material?	NA	Relief	Positive Relief	Mineral Comp.	Potentially limestone

Smaller specimen, small head shield with two long backwards extended spines off the head shield. There are seven visible segments on the thorax that all face backwards and there are two large spines off the tail shield.