Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) gloriosus Engel & Morris 1996

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Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) gloriosus Engel & Morris 1996

1996 Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) maccoyi gloriosus Engel & Morris , p. 134–136, pl. 11, figs. 21–22.

Holotype. AMF96995a (external mould of partial cephalon).

Paratype material. AMF96995b (external pygidium), AMF96995c (external pygidium).

Locality. NU L546.

Emended diagnosis. Small nodes in the preglabellar furrow; nodes on librigena, fixigena and glabella are large. Pygidium with 17(18?) axial rings, 7 pleural ribs; juvenile pygidium with marginal spines. Remarks. Despite the limited material available, Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) gloriosus is easily distinguished from Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) maccoyi . Characters include the small nodes on the preglabellar furrow (vs. A smooth furrow in maccoyi ), and a much longer pygidium with a greater number of axial rings.