Odontopleuridae

Odontopleuridae
Temporal range:
Radiaspis sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Odontopleurida
Family: †Odontopleuridae
Burmeister, 1843
Genera

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Odontopleuridae is a family of odontopleurid trilobites found in marine strata throughout the world. The family is Late Cambrian to Frasnian in age. The members of Odontopleuridae are known for their spinose appearance, having long, often numerous spines along the edges of their exoskeletons, and derived from ends of segments or tubercle ornaments.

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