Ceratolithus
Extinct genus of trilobites
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Ceratolithus is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the later part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period, approximately 478 to 471 million years ago.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Asaphida |
| Genus: | †Ceratolithus Lu, 1959 |
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Distribution
Ceratolithus has been found in the Lower Ordovician of China (Arenig, Meitan Formation, Central Sichuan).
Taxonomy
Taxa that may be confused with Ceratolithus
The haptophyte genus Ceratolithus.
References
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