Bradyfallotaspis nicolascagei, Gapp, Wesley, Lieberman, Bruce S., Pope, Michael C. & Dilliard, Kelly A., 2011

Gapp, Wesley, Lieberman, Bruce S., Pope, Michael C. & Dilliard, Kelly A., 2011, New olenelline trilobites from the Northwest Territories, Canada, and the phylogenetic placement of Judomia absita Fritz, 1973, Zootaxa 2918, pp. 15-28 : 19

Bradyfallotaspis nicolascagei n. sp.

(Fig. 4.1–4.8)

Type material. Holotype KUMIP 320701. Paratypes KUMIP 320702-320707 and PWNHC-2009.20.9-2009.20.17 from Nevadella zone, Early Cambrian, Sekwi Formation, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada (Section 1, 200– 400 m above base of formation; Section 2 in float; Section 14 in float). There are a total of 16 specimens.

Etymology. Named in honor of trilobite enthusiast and Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage.

Diagnosis. Anterior cephalic border (sag.) varies between half to equal the length (sag.) of LO; preglabellar area equal to combined length (sag.) of L3 and LA; ocular lobes not in contact with posterior border furrow.

Description. Width of cephalon (tr.) is greater than or equal to twice the cephalic length (sag.); anterior cephalic border length (sag.) is narrow, varying between half to equal the length (sag.) of LO; preglabellar field is present with length (sag.) equal to length (sag.) of LO and L1; a pit-like structure is present in most specimens where the ocular ridges contacts L3 and LA; width (tr.) of the extraocular area varies from 1.5–2 times the width (tr.) of the interocular area; a strongly incised SO is present when preservation allows.

Discussion. This species differs from all other species of Bradyfallotaspis by its possession of an anterior cephalic border with length (sag.) equal to approximately half the length (sag.) of LO and a preglabellar area equal to the combined length (sag.) L3 and LA. Further, the ocular lobes are not in contact with the posterior border furrow, unlike B. coriae and B. fusa .