Cedaria Walcott 1924 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Cedariidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bonneterrina, Carinamala, Cedarina, Henadoparia, Jimachongia, Vernaculina

Subtaxa: Cedaria brevifrons Cedaria burnetensis Cedaria eurycheilos Cedaria prolifica Cedaria selwyni

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Type: Cedaria prolifica

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (6: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections), Greenland (11), United States (29: Alabama, Alaska, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence

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