Kleptothule
Genus of trilobite
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Kleptothule rasmusseni is a small, elongated trilobite, about 3 cm in length, and about 5 to 6 mm in width, from the Sirius Passet Lagerstätte. It is currently placed in the family Nevadiidae, though this may change with further study.
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| Kleptothule rasmusseni and Ooedigera | |
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| Family: | ?Nevadiidae |
| Genus: | Kleptothule |
| Species: | K. rasmusseni |
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| Kleptothule rasmusseni (Budd, 1995) | |
Its cephalon is composed of at least five segments, and its elongated thorax is composed of 27+ segments. The 20 or so segments of the pygidium are poorly defined, as they are fused together.[1]
