Biology:Palaeolenus
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Short description: Genus of trilobites
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| A pair of Palaeolenus douvillei, 7mm | |
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| Family: | Palaeolenidae
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| Genus: | Palaeolenus[2] Mansuy, 1912
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Megapalaeolenus, Schistocephalus | |
Palaeolenus is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites of the family Palaeolenidae. Species lived during the later part of the Botomian stage of the Cambrian Period,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=307&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ↑ Lin, Tianrui; Peng, Shanchi (2004). "New material of Palaeolenus (trilobite, Cambrian) from the eastern Yangtze Gorge Area, western Hubei". Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 43 (1): 32–42. http://159.226.74.2/wxdata/En/Show.asp?id=2067. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
Wikidata ☰ Q7126425 entry
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