Olenellus
Fossil
About it
Early Cambrian trilobite with a big half-moon head, long crescent eyes, a spiny body, and almost no tail. Among the oldest trilobites; found in Nevada, California, Pennsylvania, and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.
- Type
- Fossil (arthropod)
- Group
- Trilobite (arthropod)
- Colours
- grey, black, brown, greenish grey
- Transparency
- opaque
- Periods
- Cambrian
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.