03/17/2026
Welcome back to Trilobite Tuesday! Pictured is a 3-in- (7.6-cm-) long Nevadia weeksi from the Lower Cambrian of the Western United States. At a first glance, you might not notice the two prominent antennae preserved on this trilobite. But with the help of UV lighting, as seen in the lower portion of this image, the segments of those antennae become much more apparent. Such soft-part preservation is rare in trilobites from this locality.