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Botomella

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Botomella
Temporal range: Late Atdabanian[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Corynexochida
Family: Dinesidae
Genus: Botomella
Suvorova, 1958

Botomella is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the late Atdabanian stage,[1] which lasted from 530 to 524 million years ago during the early part of the Cambrian Period.

References

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  1. ^ 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.