Bumastus vs Illaenus
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Bumastus
Bumastus is an extinct genus of Silurian trilobites in the family Illaenidae. Its inflated, smooth exoskeleton has weakly expressed segmentation, producing a rounded profile that distinguishes it from more strongly furrowed trilobites. Species are known from marine rocks in North America and Europe, including reef-associated Silurian deposits. The genus is useful for recognizing illaenid form and...
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Illaenus
Illaenus is a genus of trilobites that lived during the Ordovician and Silurian periods. It is characterized by a broad, relatively smooth cephalon and prominent eyes, features associated with the family Illaenidae. Fossils of Illaenus are especially well represented in the Baltic region, making the genus a familiar component of European Paleozoic fossil assemblages.
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