Gigoutella is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.
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G. mauretanica fossil showing ventral structures (previously identified as Xandarella mauretanica) | |
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Study published in 2024 have shown that fossils from Tatelt Formation, Morocco, which was previously identified as Xandarella mauretanica, have exceptionally preserved ventral structures.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
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- ^ El Albani, Abderrazak; Mazurier, Arnaud; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Azizi, Abdelfattah; El Bakhouch, Asmaa; Berks, Harry O.; Bouougri, El Hafid; Chraiki, Ibtissam; Donoghue, Philip C. J.; Fontaine, Claude; Gaines, Robert R.; Ghnahalla, Mohamed; Meunier, Alain; Trentesaux, Alain; Paterson, John R. (2024-06-28). "Rapid volcanic ash entombment reveals the 3D anatomy of Cambrian trilobites". Science. 384 (6703): 1429–1435. doi:10.1126/science.adl4540. ISSN 0036-8075.