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Bettonolithus

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Extinct genus of trilobites

Bettonolithus
Temporal range: 461–466 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Bettonolithus Chamberlaini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Asaphida
Family: Trinucleidae
Genus: Bettonolithus
Morris, 1988

Bettonolithus is a genus of trilobites of the Order Asaphida. It is in the family Trinucleidae.

Fossil specimens have been found in the Lower Ordovician rocks of Gilwern Hill in Powys, Wales.

This trilobite was blind but anatomical evidence suggests it sifted organic matter on the seabed.

References

  1. "Bettonolithus UK Trinucleid Trilobite".
Taxon identifiers
Bettonolithus


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