Palaeolenus

Palaeolenus
Temporal range: Late Botomian
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A pair of Palaeolenus douvillei, 7mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Ptychopariida
Family: †Palaeolenidae
Genus: †Palaeolenus
Mansuy, 1912
Species[2]
  • P. douvillei Mansuy, 1912
synonyms P. brevicus, P. deprati, Megapalaeolenus deprati, M. majiashanensis , M. guizhouensis, M. magnus, M. granulatus, M. expanus, M. luquanensis
  • P. lantenoisi Mansuy, 1912
synonyms P. tingi, P. minor, P. planilimbatus, P. liantuoensis, P. yangziensis, Megapalaeolenus obsoletus, M. yichangensis
Synonyms
  • Megapalaeolenus
  • Schistocephalus

Palaeolenus is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites of the family Palaeolenidae. Species lived during the later part of the Botomian stage of the Cambrian Period,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  2. ^ Lin, Tianrui; Peng, Shanchi (2004). "New material of Palaeolenus (trilobite, Cambrian) from the eastern Yangtze Gorge Area, western Hubei". Acta Palaeontologica Sinica. 43 (1): 32–42. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-08.


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