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Redlichia

Redlichia was a trilobite with a segmented armored body divided into three longitudinal lobes.

Redlichia was a trilobite with a segmented armored body divided into three longitudinal lobes. Its named fossil identity belongs to an early and distinctive part of trilobite diversity.

Redlichia at a glance

Diet
Diet uncertain
When it lived
Cambrian
Group
Trilobita
Trilobita

Beyond the game

The real Redlichia

Redlichia was a trilobite with a segmented armored body divided into three longitudinal lobes. Its named fossil identity belongs to an early and distinctive part of trilobite diversity.

The selected species is Redlichia rex. Its segmented armor documents a distinctive trilobite, while soft-tissue and feeding details are less frequently preserved than the armor.

Fossil discoveries

Emu Bay Shale, Kangaroo Island, South Australia · approximate location
Emu Bay Shale, Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Selected fossil records · present-day map

Map references

Holmes, Paterson & García-Bellido 2020 — The trilobite Redlichia from the lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale ↗

Map location · Emu Bay Shale, Kangaroo Island, South Australia ↗

Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.

Sources & text credits

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  1. Holmes,Paterson&GarcíaBellido2019/20: Redlichia systematics and anatomy

Original English Dinosgacha summaries informed by the linked scientific and museum references; source publications retain their own rights.

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