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What is Acernaspis?
Acernaspis is a Silurian dalmanitid trilobite. Fossils are known from North America and Europe.
What features identify Acernaspis?
Acernaspis is recognized by schizochroal eyes and a spinose pygidial axis. These are distinctive features of its trilobite anatomy.
Where did Acernaspis live?
Acernaspis had a distribution that included North America and Europe. As a Silurian trilobite, it lived in marine environments during that period.
What does dalmanitid mean in Acernaspis?
Dalmanitid identifies the trilobite group to which Acernaspis belongs. The genus is also noted for schizochroal eyes and a spinose pygidial axis, which help distinguish it in the fossil record.
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