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Bettonolithus
Extinct genus of trilobites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bettonolithus is a genus of trilobites of the Order Asaphida. It is in the family Trinucleidae.[1]
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Bettonolithus | |
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Bettonolithus Chamberlaini | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Asaphida |
Family: | †Trinucleidae |
Genus: | †Bettonolithus Morris, 1988 |
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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.