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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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Gerastos
Gerastos is a genus of Devonian proetid trilobites in the family Proetidae. Fossils attributed to the genus occur in Europe and North Africa, where they lived in shallow marine carbonate settings during the Middle Devonian. Gerastos represents a group of relatively compact trilobites with a smooth to lightly ornamented exoskeleton, a body plan suited to the diverse benthic communities of Devonian...
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