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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| Genus: | Ceratolithus Lu, 1959
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Distribution
editCeratolithus has been found in the Lower Ordovician of China (Arenig, Meitan Formation, Central Sichuan).
Taxonomy
editTaxa that may be confused with Ceratolithus
editThe haptophyte genus Ceratolithus.
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