Homalonotus

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Homalonotus is an extinct genus of trilobites in the order Phacopida. It contains several species, including H. armatus and H. roemeri. It is closely related to other trilobites such as Arduennella and Dipleura.[2][circular reference].

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:†Artiopoda
Class:†Trilobita
Order:†Phacopida
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Homalonotus
Temporal range: Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian
~460–383 Ma
Homalonotus dekayi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Phacopida
Family: †Homalonotidae
Genus: †Homalonotus
König, 1825, non Homalonotus Agassiz, 1846 = Homalinotus Schoenherr 1826, a beetle of uncertain affiliation[1]
Species
  • H. armatus
  • H. dekayi
  • H. delphinocephalus
  • H. expansus
  • H. platynotus
  • H. rhinotropis
  • H. roemeri
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Distribution

Fossils of Homalonotus have been found in:[3]

Ordovician

France, and the United Kingdom

Silurian

Canada (Nova Scotia), Poland, Sweden (Gotland, Västergötland), the United Kingdom, and the United States (New York)

Devonian

Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia (Floresta Formation, Altiplano Cundiboyacense), France, Morocco, New Zealand, Poland, and Ukraine

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