Estaingia bilobata
| Estaingia bilobata | |
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| Estaingia bilobata Lower Cambrian Emu Shale Kangaroo Island, South Australia © Dave Simpson | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Ptychopariida |
| Family: | Estaingiidae |
| Genus: | Estaingia |
| Species: | E. bilobata |
| Binomial name | |
| Estaingia bilobata (Pocock, 1964) | |
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Estaingia bilobata is a species of trilobite from the lower Cambrian period. Their fossils are found chiefly in Australia.
References
- Hagadorn, J.W. (2002). "Burgess Shale-type Localities: The global picture". In Bottjer, D.J., W. Etter, J.W. Hagadorn & C.M. Tang, eds. Exceptional Fossil Preservation -- A Unique View on the Evolution of Marine Life. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231102542.
- Greg Edgecombe and the Australian Museum. "Australian Trilobites: A Species List and Bibliography". Retrieved August 23, 2005.
- Sam Gon III. "A guide to the Orders of Trilobites". Retrieved August 23, 2005.
- Nedin, C. (1995). "The Emu Bay Shale, a Lower Cambrian fossil Lagerstätte, Kangaroo Island, South Australia". Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 18: 31–40.
- Simpson, Dave. "Trilobites of South Australia". Retrieved August 23, 2005.
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