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Pagetia is a genus of small eodiscid trilobites assigned to the family Pagetiidae and the order Agnostida. It lived during the Cambrian, including the Wuliuan and Guzhangian stages, and fossils have been reported from North America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and other regions. The genus is distinguished by its very small body, two- or three-segment thorax, and a pygidium with a defined axial region.
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What is Pagetia?
Pagetia is a genus of small eodiscid trilobites in the family Pagetiidae and order Agnostida. It lived during the Cambrian Period.
Which Cambrian stages include Pagetia?
Pagetia is recorded from the Wuliuan and Guzhangian stages of the Cambrian. These are formal subdivisions used to describe parts of Cambrian geological time.
Where have Pagetia fossils been found?
Pagetia fossils have been reported from North America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and other regions. This shows that the genus had a wide geographic fossil distribution.
Was Pagetia a large trilobite?
Pagetia is described as a small trilobite. It was an eodiscid member of Agnostida, a group known for compact Cambrian trilobite forms.
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