Ceratolithus

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.

Ceratolithus
Temporal range: Arenig
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Asaphida
Genus:
Ceratolithus

Lu, 1959
species
  • C. cornutus Lu, 1959 (type)

Distribution

Ceratolithus has been found in the Lower Ordovician of China (Arenig, Meitan Formation, Central Szechwan).

Taxonomy

Taxa that may be confused with Ceratolithus

The haptophyte genus Ceratolithus.

References


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