description Otarion Overview
Silurian to Devonian trilobite of the family Otarionidae distributed across Europe and North Africa, known from both shallow and deeper marine carbonate settings.
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What time period did Otarion live in?
Otarion lived from the Silurian to the Devonian. It belongs to the trilobite family Otarionidae.
Where have Otarion fossils been found?
Otarion is known from Europe and North Africa. Fossils occur in both shallow and deeper marine carbonate settings.
What environments did Otarion inhabit?
Otarion lived in marine carbonate environments, including both shallow and deeper settings. This shows that the genus was not limited to a single type of seafloor habitat.
What is Otarion classified as?
Otarion is a trilobite genus in the family Otarionidae. Its fossil record extends across the Silurian and Devonian periods.
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