Scutellum (trilobite)
Appearance
Scutellum | |
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Fossils of Scutellum species from the Atlas Mountains | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Corynexochida |
Family: | †Styginidae |
Genus: | †Scutellum Pusch, 1833 |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Scutellum was a genus of trilobite in the family Styginidae.[1] They lived during the Devonian Period and are most often found in the Atlas Mountain area of Morocco.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Peter A. Jell & Jonathan M. Adrain (2002). "Available generic names for trilobites" (PDF). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 48 (2): 331–553.