Kingdom Animalia Class Trilobita Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Asaphida | |
Similar Discoaster, Gephyrocapsa, Coccolithus, Gephyrocapsa oceanica | ||
Ceratolithus is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the later part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period, approximately 478 to 471 million years ago.
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Distribution
Ceratolithus has been found in the Lower Ordovician of China (Arenig, Meitan Formation, Central Szechwan).
Taxa that may be confused with Ceratolithus
The haptophyte genus Ceratolithus.
References
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