30329 - Rare 0.33 Inch Maotunia sp Middle Cambrian Trilobite - China
30329 - Rare 0.33 Inch Maotunia sp Middle Cambrian Trilobite - China 30329 - Rare 0.33 Inch Maotunia sp Middle Cambrian Trilobite - China 30329 - Rare 0.33 Inch Maotunia sp Middle Cambrian Trilobite - China 30329 - Rare 0.33 Inch Maotunia sp Middle Cambrian Trilobite - China

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30329 - Rare 0.33 Inch Maotunia sp Middle Cambrian Trilobite - China

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Species
† Maotunia sp. (Zhang Wentang & Jell 1987)
Age
Middle Cambrian (510 million years)
Location
Linyi, Shandong (China)
Formation
ZhangXia Formation
Size
8.4 mm   •    in
Weight
4 g   •    oz
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Description

Maotunia, Zhang and Jell 1987 (trilobite)
Trilobita - Ptychopariida - Proasaphiscidae

 
PaleoDB taxon number: 20701

Parent taxon: Proasaphiscidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Atilayus, Chelidonocephalus, Daopingia, Derikaspis, Eymekops, Gangdeeria, Grandioculus, Guankouia, Hadraspis, Heyelingella, Holanshaniidae, Honanaspis, Honania, Hundwarella, Iranoleesia, Jiangsuia, Jiubaspis, Jixianella, Kutsingocephalus, Lioparella, Luonanocephalus, Manchuriella, Memmatella, Miaobanpoia, Plectrocrania, Proacanthocephalus, Proasaphiscina, Proasaphiscus, Pseudanomocarina, Shanxiella, Sudanomocarina, Szeaspis, Tankhella, Tengfengiidae, Wolfartius, Yujinia, Zhongtiaoshanaspis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Environments: slope (1 collection), basinal (carbonate) (1)

Age range: 505.0 to 501.0 Ma

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (4 collections), Kazakhstan (1)

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