Bergeronites (Palaeadotes) obtusa Qian and Zhou 1984 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Lichida - Damesellidae

Full reference: Y. Qian and Z. Zhou. 1984. Middle and early Upper Cambrian trilobites from Kunshan, Jiangsu with reference to their distribution in the Lower Yangtze Region. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(2):170-184

Belongs to Bergeronites (Palaeadotes) according to Y. Qian and Z. Zhou 1984

Sister taxa: Palaeadotes acutisulcatus, Palaeadotes angustus, Palaeadotes bella, Palaeadotes dissidens, Palaeadotes hunanensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ma'an Shan, Kunshan , which is in a Guzhangian carbonate limestone/dolomite in China

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ma'an Shan, Kunshan

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