Cobboldites

Cobboldites
Temporal range: Botomian

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drawing of Cobboldites comleyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Agnostida
Suborder: Eodiscina
Family: Weymouthiidae
Genus: Cobboldites
Kobayashi, 1943
Species
  • C. comleyensis (Cobbold, 1910)
Synonyms

Microdiscus comleyensis

Cobboldites is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.

References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
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