Biology:Homalonotus
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| Genus: | Homalonotus König, 1825, non Homalonotus Agassiz, 1846 = Homalinotus Schoenherr 1826, a beetle of uncertain affiliation[1]
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Homalonotus is an extinct genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida. It contains several species, including H. armatus and H. roemeri. It is closely related to other trilobites such as Arduennella and Dipleura.[2][circular reference].
Distribution
Fossils of Homalonotus have been found in:[3]
- Ordovician
France, and the United Kingdom
- Silurian
Canada (Nova Scotia), Poland, Sweden (Gotland, Västergötland), the United Kingdom, and the United States (New York)
- Devonian
Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia (Floresta Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense), France, Morocco, New Zealand, Poland, and Ukraine
References
- ↑ Christopher Taylor. "Coleoptera". http://taxondiversity.fieldofscience.com/2012/09/coleoptera.html#sthash.2k3WZaWR.dpuf. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ↑ "Homalonotidae". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homalonotidae. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ↑ Homalonotus at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Cooper, Michael R. A Revision of the Devonian Trilobita from the Bokkeveld Group of South Africa. Cape Town: South African Museum, 1982.
- Salter, John William; Sedgwick, Adam; and Morris, John. A Catalogue of the Collection of Cambrian and Silurian Fossils Contained in the Geolological Museum of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge: University Press, 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q5887606 entry
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