Phacops rana of Ohio

Phacops rana (Green, 1832) trilobite fossil found in Ohio.  Animal existed during the Devonian Period.  Fossil on display at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (August 2010).

Genus named by Emmrich in 1839. The fossil genus has been renamed to Eldredgeops (Struve, 1990).

Cambrian Trilobites of Utah

A Modocia typicalis trilobite fossil of the Cambrian Period (570-500 million years ago). Fossil was found in Utah.

Picture below of a Tricrepicephalus corri Cambrian Period trilobite fossil found in Utah.

Both fossils were on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (August 2010).

Greenops boothi Trilobite

Trilobite fossil of a Greenops boothi found in New York.  Creature existed in the Devonian Period (395-345 million years ago).  Picture taken at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (August 2010).