Palaeolenus Temporal range: [1]
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A pair of Palaeolenus douvillei, 7mm | |
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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
Palaeolenus Temporal range: [1]
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A pair of Palaeolenus douvillei, 7mm | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | Palaeolenus
[2] Mansuy, 1912
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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