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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 seas.
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What is Gerastos?
Gerastos is a genus of Devonian proetid trilobites in the family Proetidae. Its fossils occur in Europe and North Africa.
Where did Gerastos live?
Gerastos lived in shallow marine carbonate settings. Fossils from Europe and North Africa show that the genus occupied warm, shallow sea environments during the Devonian.
What did Gerastos look like?
Gerastos represents a relatively compact group of trilobites. Like other trilobites, it had a segmented mineralized exoskeleton divided into a head, thorax, and tail shield.
When did Gerastos exist?
Gerastos lived during the Devonian Period. That interval followed the Cambrian and Ordovician periods and came before the Carboniferous.
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