Ampyx vs Harpides
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Ampyx
Ampyx is an extinct genus of trilobite from the order Trinucleida that lived during the Ordovician period. These blind trilobites are easily recognized by the long, prominent glabellar spine that extends forward from the front of their cephalon, as well as their distinct genal spines. Fossil specimens are commonly discovered in marine sedimentary deposits across Britain and other parts of Europe....
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Harpides
Harpides is an extinct genus of harpetid trilobites recorded from Cambrian and Ordovician marine rocks. It is distinguished by a broad cephalic fringe extending around the head shield, with a pitted surface that recalls the better-known genus Harpes. The genus is relevant to studies of harpetid diversity and the evolution of specialized trilobite head structures in early Palaeozoic seas.
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