Ceratocara argentina Chatterton et al. 1997 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Full reference: B.D.E. Chatterton, G. D. Edgecombe, N.E. Vaccari and B.G. Waisfeld. 1997. Ontogeny and Relationships of the Ordovician Odontopleurid Trilobite Ceratocara, with New Species from Argentina and New York. Journal of Paleontology 71(1):108-135

Belongs to Ceratocara according to B.D.E. Chatterton et al. 1997

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is LA e, Las Aguaditas North Section, ~5.5 km west and ~9.5 km south of San José da Jáchal, which is in a Costonian deep subtidal shelf marl/claystone in the Las Aguaditas Formation of Argentina

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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