Biceratopsidae is an extinctfamily of redlichiidtrilobites, with species of small to average size. Species of belonging to this family lived during the Toyonian stage (Olenellus-zone), 522–513 million years ago, in the former continent of Laurentia, including what are today the south-western United States and Canada. It contains the subfamiliesBiceratopsinae and Bristoliinae.[1]
Biceratopsidae
Temporal range: Botomian/Toyonian (Olenellus-zone) 522–513 Ma
The Biceratopsidae were probably marine bottom dweller, like all Olenellina.
References
^Lieberman, Bruce S. (1999). "Systematic revision of the Olenelloidea (Trilobita, Cambrian)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 45: 1–150. ISBN9780912532479.
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biceratopsidae, extinct, family, redlichiid, trilobites, with, species, small, average, size, species, belonging, this, family, lived, during, toyonian, stage, olenellus, zone, million, years, former, continent, laurentia, including, what, today, south, wester. Biceratopsidae is an extinct family of redlichiid trilobites with species of small to average size Species of belonging to this family lived during the Toyonian stage Olenellus zone 522 513 million years ago in the former continent of Laurentia including what are today the south western United States and Canada It contains the subfamilies Biceratopsinae and Bristoliinae 1 BiceratopsidaeTemporal range Botomian Toyonian Olenellus zone 522 513 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass TrilobitaOrder RedlichiidaSuborder OlenellinaSuperfamily OlenelloideaFamily BiceratopsidaePack amp Gayle 1971SubfamiliesBiceratopsinae Pack amp Gayle 1971 Bristoliinae Harrington 1956Habitat EditThe Biceratopsidae were probably marine bottom dweller like all Olenellina References Edit Lieberman Bruce S 1999 Systematic revision of the Olenelloidea Trilobita Cambrian PDF Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 45 1 150 ISBN 9780912532479 This Redlichiida related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biceratopsidae amp oldid 1131549387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
