A new middle Cambrian trilobite with a specialized cephalon from Shandong Province, North China

Trilobites achieved their maximum generic diversity in the Cambrian, but the peak of morphological disparity of their cranidia occurred in the Middle to Late Ordovician. Early to middle Cambrian trilobites with a specialized cephalon are rare, especially among the ptychoparioids, a group of libristo...

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Main Authors: Zhixin Sun, Han Zeng, Fangchen Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2020-12-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app65/app007532020.pdf