Scutellum (trilobite)
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| Scutellum | |
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| Fossils of Scutellum species from the Atlas Mountains | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Corynexochida |
| Family: | †Styginidae |
| Genus: | †Scutellum Pusch, 1833 |
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Scutellum was a genus of trilobite in the family Styginidae.[1] They lived during the Devonian Period and are most often found in the Atlas Mountain area of Morocco.