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Scutellum
Scutellum is a genus of extinct trilobites known from Devonian marine deposits, particularly those of present-day Europe. It belongs to a group characterized by a comparatively broad, shield-shaped pygidium, the posterior section of a trilobite's exoskeleton. Fossils assigned to the genus are of interest to paleontologists and collectors studying Devonian arthropods, but identification depends on...
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Eophacops
Eophacops is an extinct genus of trilobites belonging to the Phacopidae family, primarily existing during the Early Devonian period. Fossils of this marine arthropod are commonly found in Lower Devonian strata across regions including Europe and North Africa. Like other phacopids, it possessed large, well-developed schizochroal eyes and a segmented exoskeleton that could enroll into a defensive ba...
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