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Salterolithus
Extinct genus of trilobites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salterolithus is a genus of trilobites of the order Asaphida. It is in the family Trinucleidae and was named after British geologist J.W. Salter.[1]
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Salterolithus | |
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Salterolithus caractaci | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Asaphida |
Family: | †Trinucleidae |
Genus: | †Salterolithus Bancroft, 1929 |
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Fossil specimens have been found in the Upper Ordovician rocks of Wales and central England.
This trilobite was blind but anatomical evidence suggests it sifted organic matter on the seabed.