Ceratarges

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Ceratarges
Temporal range: 393–388  Ma
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Trilobita-Ceratarges-fossil cropped.jpg
Ceratarges sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
†Trilobita
Order:
†Lichida
Family:
†Lichidae
Subfamily:
†Trochurinae
Genus:
†Ceratarges

Gürich, 1901
Species

Ceratarges is a genus of lichid Trilobite from the Middle to late Devonian. [1] It lived in what is now western Europe and Morocco. [1] [2] [3] [4] It averaged around 10 cm (4 inches) in length and 9 cm (3.5 inches) in width. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Devonian Depot". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ceratarges, Moroccan Trilobite" . Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ Viersen, Allart P. VAN; Prescher, Harald (2011). "New species of the lichid trilobite Ceratarges from the Middle Devonian in Morocco". Geologica Belgica. 14: 192–202. ISSN   1374-8505.
Ceratarges spinosus from the Devonian of Morocco. Field Museum specimen. Ceratarges spinosus fossil trilobite Maroc.jpg
Ceratarges spinosus from the Devonian of Morocco. Field Museum specimen.


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