Paraceraurus exsul
| Paraceraurus exsul Temporal range: Ordovician | |
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| Paraceraurus exsul | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Phacopida |
| Family: | Cheiruridae |
| Genus: | Paraceraurus |
| Species: | P. exsul |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraceraurus exsul (Beyrich, 1846) | |
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Paraceraurus exsul is a species of trilobite that lived in the Ordovician period (abt 470 Ma) of Russia. These trilobites can reach a length of about 16 centimetres (6.3 in). They show a square front edge, large spines on the cheeks and characteristic long pygidial spines.
References
- Trilobites of the families Cheiruridae and Encrinuridae from Estonia. Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused (Trud Inst Geol Acad Sci Est SSR) Tallinn, 3 1958: 165-205, 210-212. [Zoological Record Volume 95]
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