Lower Cambrian. See also the Saline Valley Formation, Mule Springs Limestone, Poleta Formation, and the Harkless Formation
We still need a more complete faunal list for this formation. Please email us if you have a list.
Trilobites:
Archaeaspis macropleuron Lieberman, 2002
Archaeaspis nelsoni Lieberman, 2002
Cambroinyoella wallacei Lieberman, 2001
Daguinaspis
Eofallotaspis
Esmeraldina / Palmettaspis sp.
Fallotaspis cf. bondoni
Holmia
Holmia rowei Walcott
Holmiella
Judomia?
"Judomia" gracile (Walcott)
Nevadia fritzi Lieberman, 2001
Nevadia weeksi Walcott, 1910
Comments:
This Formation occurs within the Fallotaspis Zone and the lower part of the Nevadella Zone - and is bounded by the Deep Spring Formation (below) and the Poleta Formation (above). The most fossiliferous unit for trilobites, within the Campito Fm. is the Montenegro Member. See also the White-Inyo Mountains Trilobite Zones.
References:
Palmer, A. R. (1964) An unusual Lower Cambrian trilobite faunule from Nevada. in Contributions to Paleontology, Geological Survey Professional Paper 483-F, pp. 1-13, 3 pls.
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