Dikelocephalidae
Appearance
| Dikelocephalidae | |
|---|---|
| A drawing of the pygidium of Dikelocephalus minnesotensis, Order Asaphida, family Dikelocephalidae, final stage of the Upper Cambrian | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Asaphida |
| Superfamily: | †Dikelocephaloidea |
| Family: | †Dikelocephalidae Miller, 1889 |
Dikelocephalidae is a family of trilobites, that lived during the Upper Cambrian. Relatively large eyes close to the glabella, is a shared characteristic.[1] The following genera have been assigned to this family:[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hughes, Nigel C. (1994). "Ontogeny, Intraspecific Variation, and Systematics of the Late Cambrian Trilobite Dikelocephalus". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. 79 (79): 1–89. doi:10.5479/si.00810266.79.1.
- ↑ S. M. Gon III. "Order Asaphida". Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ Seung-Bae Lee & Duck K. Choi (2011). "Dikelocephalid trilobites from the Eosaukia fauna (Upper Furongian) of the Taebaek Group, Korea". Journal of Paleontology. 85 (2): 279–297. Bibcode:2011JPal...85..279L. doi:10.1666/10-034.1. S2CID 130007245.