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Kainella
Kainella is an extinct genus of Early Ordovician trilobites in the family Kainellidae, named by Charles D. Walcott in 1925. It is especially associated with Tremadocian faunas of the Central Andean Basin, where species are documented in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia, and it also occurs in Early Ordovician successions of Laurentia. Kainella-bearing assemblages are used in regional cor...
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Cyclopyge
Exceptionally large compound eyes distinguish Cyclopyge, a genus of Ordovician trilobites. The eyes occupy much of the sides of the cephalon, or head shield, making vision a conspicuous feature of its anatomy. Their extent contrasts with the smaller visual surfaces of many bottom-associated trilobites and has shaped scientific interpretations of how these animals lived.
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