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Trimerus

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is one of North America's largest trilobites, reaching over 20 cm (7.9 in) in length. It had a thorax composed of 13 segments with weak trilobation, a large subtriangular head terminating in an expanded rostral plate, a two-pronged
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Sandford, Andrew C. (2005). "Homalonotid trilobites from the Silurian and Lower Devonian of south-eastern Australia and New Zealand (Arthropoda: Trilobita: Homalonotidae)".
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and the shovel-like anterior of the head suggests a burrowing lifestyle, and an exoskeleton marked with many small pores which, in life, probably housed hair-like
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to better categorize distinct populations. A number of species previously assigned to other genera were included, and a number of species previously assigned to
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from the Rochester Shale of North America, housed at the Oxford University Natural History Museum.
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in life, allowed the trilobite to feel which portions of its body were covered with sediment.
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This group is known only from the Silurian. Named for Otis Rami, the son of the author.
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The following species have not been assigned to a subgenus.
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were excluded, variously reassigned to the trilobite genera
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This group is known from the Late Silurian to the Early
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You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 415:This group is known only from the 14: 949: 624:Tomczykowa, 1978 (nom. nov. for 149: 654:Homalonotus (Koenigia) ludensis 1: 872:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 723:Tromelin and Lebesconte, 1856 19:For the Italian islands, see 652:Morris, 1988 (nom. nov. for 16:Extinct genus of trilobites 1033: 944: 810:Memoirs of Museum Victoria 523:T. (Edgillia) kinglakensis 362:, Andrew Sandford divided 18: 792:American Museum Novitates 701:T. (Ramiotis) tomczykowae 459:T. (Trimerus) cylindricus 291: 286: 275:Trimerus delphinocephalus 268: 261: 146:Scientific classification 144: 135: 126: 117: 108: 30: 866:Tomczykowa, Ewa (1975). 822:10.24199/j.mmv.2005.62.1 786:Eldredge, Niles (1970). 559:T. (Edgillia) mongolicus 254:T. delphinocephalus 841:Journal of Paleontology 756:Ohern and Maynard, 1913 609:T. (Ramiotis) rickardsi 493:T. (Trimerus) flexuosus 471:T. (Trimerus) harrisoni 961:-related article is a 767:Busch and Swartz, 1985 621:T. (Ramiotis) permutus 535:T. (Edgillia) vanuxemi 447:T. (Trimerus) johannis 366:species into multiple 309: 924:Paleobiology Database 689:T. (Ramiotis) thomasi 649:T. (Ramiotis) salteri 637:T. (Ramiotis) dyaulax 571:T. (Edgillia) grandis 303: 39:Llandovery–Lochkovian 547:T. (Edgillia?) major 677:T. (Ramiotis) otisi 596:Trimerus (Ramiotis) 583:T. (Edgillia) jelli 506:Trimerus (Edgillia) 482:T. (Trimerus) vomer 411:Trimerus (Trimerus) 330:, and a triangular 665:T. (Ramiotis) iani 562:Tchernycheva, 1937 440:(USA, Canada, UK) 310: 136:Reconstruction of 974: 973: 939: 938: 892:Taxon identifiers 768: 757: 746: 735: 724: 705: 693: 681: 669: 657: 641: 629: 628:Tomczykowa, 1975) 613: 587: 575: 563: 551: 539: 527: 497: 486: 475: 463: 451: 439: 298: 297: 242: 1024: 995: 988: 981: 953: 946: 932: 931: 919: 918: 917: 887: 880: 879: 863: 857: 856: 847:(5): 1062–1074. 832: 826: 825: 805: 796: 795: 783: 766: 762: 755: 751: 744: 740: 733: 729: 722: 718: 703: 699: 691: 687: 679: 675: 667: 663: 651: 647: 639: 635: 623: 619: 611: 607: 585: 581: 573: 569: 561: 557: 549: 545: 537: 533: 525: 521: 495: 491: 484: 480: 473: 469: 461: 457: 449: 445: 437: 277: 273: 240: 233: 220: 207: 194: 154: 153: 131: 113: 103: 40: 36:Temporal range: 28: 1032: 1031: 1027: 1026: 1025: 1023: 1022: 1021: 1017:Phacopida stubs 1002: 1001: 1000: 999: 942: 940: 935: 927: 922: 913: 912: 907: 894: 884: 883: 865: 864: 860: 834: 833: 829: 807: 806: 799: 785: 784: 780: 775: 764:T. stelmophorus 599: 550:Whitfield, 1885 509: 414: 382:Dipleura dekayi 352: 282: 279: 271: 270: 257: 239: 231: 218: 205: 192: 148: 104: 102: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 46: 38: 37: 34: 24: 21:Tremiti Islands 17: 12: 11: 5: 1030: 1028: 1020: 1019: 1014: 1004: 1003: 998: 997: 990: 983: 975: 972: 971: 954: 937: 936: 934: 933: 920: 904: 902: 896: 895: 890: 882: 881: 858: 827: 797: 777: 776: 774: 771: 770: 769: 758: 747: 736: 725: 720:T.? acuminatus 710: 709: 708: 707: 704:Sandford, 2005 695: 692:Sandford, 2005 683: 680:Sandford, 2005 671: 668:Sandford, 2005 659: 643: 642:(Saudi Arabia) 631: 612:Sandford, 2005 592: 591: 590: 589: 586:Sandford, 2005 577: 565: 553: 541: 502: 501: 500: 499: 487: 476: 465: 453: 351: 348: 296: 295: 289: 288: 287:Other species 284: 283: 280: 266: 265: 259: 258: 250: 248: 244: 243: 229: 225: 224: 216: 212: 211: 203: 199: 198: 190: 186: 185: 180: 176: 175: 170: 166: 165: 160: 156: 155: 142: 141: 133: 132: 124: 123: 115: 114: 106: 105: 97: 92: 87: 82: 77: 72: 67: 62: 57: 52: 47: 42: 41: 35: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1029: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1012:Homalonotidae 1010: 1009: 1007: 996: 991: 989: 984: 982: 977: 976: 970: 968: 964: 960: 955: 952: 948: 943: 930: 925: 921: 916: 910: 906: 905: 903: 901: 897: 893: 888: 877: 873: 869: 862: 859: 854: 850: 846: 842: 838: 831: 828: 823: 819: 815: 811: 804: 802: 798: 793: 789: 782: 779: 772: 765: 759: 754: 748: 743: 742:T. perceensis 737: 734:Barrois, 1886 732: 726: 721: 715: 714: 713: 702: 696: 690: 684: 678: 672: 666: 660: 656:Salter, 1865) 655: 650: 644: 638: 632: 627: 622: 616: 615: 610: 604:Type species 603: 602: 601: 598: 597: 584: 578: 572: 566: 560: 554: 548: 542: 536: 530: 529: 524: 518:Type species 517: 516: 515: 513: 508: 507: 494: 488: 485:Chapman, 1912 483: 477: 472: 466: 460: 454: 448: 442: 441: 436: 433: 430: 429: 428: 426: 422: 418: 413: 412: 407: 405: 404: 399: 398: 393: 392: 387: 383: 379: 378: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 349: 347: 345: 344:sensory setae 341: 340:compound eyes 337: 333: 329: 324: 320: 319:Homalonotidae 316: 315: 307: 302: 294: 290: 285: 278: 276: 267: 264: 263:Binomial name 260: 256: 255: 249: 246: 245: 238: 237: 230: 227: 226: 223: 222:Homalonotidae 217: 214: 213: 210: 204: 201: 200: 197: 191: 188: 187: 184: 181: 178: 177: 174: 171: 168: 167: 164: 161: 158: 157: 152: 147: 143: 139: 134: 130: 125: 121: 116: 112: 107: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 33: 29: 26: 22: 967:expanding it 956: 941: 899: 875: 871: 861: 844: 840: 830: 813: 809: 791: 781: 763: 752: 745:Clarke, 1913 741: 730: 719: 711: 700: 688: 676: 664: 653: 648: 640:Thomas, 1977 636: 625: 620: 614:(Australia) 608: 595: 594: 593: 582: 570: 558: 546: 534: 528:(Australia) 522: 505: 504: 503: 492: 481: 470: 462:Salter, 1865 458: 450:Salter, 1865 446: 434: 432:Type species 410: 409: 408: 401: 397:Burmeisteria 395: 389: 385: 381: 375: 371: 363: 353: 322: 313: 312: 311: 305: 292: 274: 269: 253: 252: 235: 234: 137: 119: 31: 25: 816:(1): 1–66. 706:(Australia) 694:(Australia) 682:(Australia) 670:(Australia) 588:(Australia) 576:(Argentina) 498:(Argentina) 474:McCoy, 1876 438:Green, 1832 360:New Zealand 338:. 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Trilobita
Phacopida
Homalonotidae
Trimerus
Binomial name

Homalonotidae
hypostome
pygidium
Antarctica

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