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Extinct genus of trilobites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gigoutella is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.
Gigoutella | |
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Gigoutella mauretanica fossil showing ventral structures (previously identified as Xandarella mauretanica) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Ptychopariida |
Family: | †Palaeolenidae |
Genus: | †Gigoutella Hupe, 1953[2] |
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Study published in 2024 have shown that fossils from Tatelt Formation, Morocco, which was previously identified as Xandarella mauretanica, have exceptionally preserved ventral structures.[3]
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