This is the pygidium (tail) of a trilobite. I believe this belongs to the genus Ameura. It may be Amerura sangamonensis (Meek and Worthen), which was reported from this locality by Stevens (1958). The white square is 1 cm. Trilobites are not common at this locality, although I have seen two complete specimens of rolled-up trilobites.
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