Olenelloides Temporal range: Late Botomian
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Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Redlichiida |
Family: | †Biceratopsidae |
Genus: | †Olenelloides |
Species: | †O. armatus
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Binomial name | |
†Olenelloides armatus (Peach, 1894)
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Synonyms | |
Olenellus (Olenelloides) armatus Peach, 1894 |
Olenelloides armatus is an extinct, small sized (about 1 centimetre or 0.39 inches long) olenelloid redlichiid trilobite arthropod. It lived during the later part of the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period. The most conspicuous feature is the hexagonal head shield that carries 6 ray-like spines..