Early Cambrian

Pioche Formation: c-Shale

Pioche, Lincoln County, NV, USA.

Very fine 0.5 inch negative on 3 x 2 inch slab.

Trilobite.

Olenellus is one of the earliest known trilobites.  It lived only during the Early Cambrian and is known from various localities across North America.  It had a rather flat body.

In the old days a lot of people used to go to Pioche because they could collect trilobites from a few different localities representing different ages.  Back then, you could get a fantastic Dutch chocolate pie for 35 cents and a pack of baseball cards for 10 cents.  Today, it’s harder to find a good trilobite site, the chocolate pies are smaller, far less delicious, and they’re 75 cents, and packs of baseball cards are through the roof.

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