Biology:Demeterops
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Short description: Genus of trilobites
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| Genus: | Demeterops Pribyl & Vanek, in Pribyl et al., 1985
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Demeterops is a genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida, that existed during the lower Ordovician in what is now the United States . It was described by Pribyl and Vanek in 1985, and the type species is Demeterops loella, which was originally described as a dubious species in the genus Pilekia by Demeter, in 1973. The new generic name honours the species' original author. The type locality was the Fillmore Formation in Utah.[1]
References
- ↑ Available Generic Names for Trilobites P.A. Jell and J.M. Adrain.
External links
- Demeterops at the Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q16752254 entry
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