description Cummingella Overview
Cummingella is an extinct genus of proetid trilobites in the order Proetida. Its fossil record runs from the earliest Carboniferous into the Middle Permian, and specimens have been reported from marine strata in western Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It is associated with the subfamily Cummingellinae and is identified from the structure of its cephalon, segmented thorax, and pygidium. This range places it in the later Paleozoic history of trilobites rather than among Cambrian genera.
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What kind of trilobite was Cummingella?
Cummingella was an extinct proetid trilobite genus in the order Proetida. Its fossil record extends from the earliest Carboniferous into the Middle Permian.
Where have Cummingella fossils been found?
Specimens have been reported from marine strata in western Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These records show that the genus occupied several Carboniferous and Permian marine regions.
When did Cummingella live?
Cummingella lived for a long interval beginning in the earliest Carboniferous and continuing into the Middle Permian. That range covers tens of millions of years of Paleozoic geological history.
What does the genus name Cummingella identify?
Cummingella identifies a group of proetid trilobites separated from related genera by features of the cephalon, thorax, and pygidium. Fossil specialists use those body details to compare species and populations.
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