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Chelediscus

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Chelediscus
Temporal range: Late Botomian
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a drawing of a cephalon and pygidium of Chelediscus acifer
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Chelediscus

Rushton, 1966
species
  • C. acifer Rushton, 1966 (type)
  • C. chathamensis Rasetti, 1967

Chelediscus is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the later part of the Botomian stage.[1]

Drawing of Chelediscus acifer, enrolled, from the side

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)