An Inventory of Trilobites from National Park Service Areas
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Publication Date
January 2022
Abstract
Trilobites represent an extinct group of Paleozoic marine invertebrate fossils that have great scientific interest and public appeal. Trilobites exhibit wide taxonomic diversity and are contained within nine orders of the Class Trilobita. A wealth of scientific literature exists regarding trilobites, their morphology, biostratigraphy, indicators of paleoenvironments, behavior, and other research themes. An inventory of National Park Service areas reveals that fossilized remains of trilobites are documented from within at least 33 NPS units, including Death Valley National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. More than 120 trilobite hototype specimens are known from National Park Service areas.
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SFS0072375_00001
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Norr, Megan R.; Santucci, Vincent L.; and Tweet, Justin S., "An Inventory of Trilobites from National Park Service Areas" (2022). KIP Articles. 270.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/270
