Bettonolithus is a genus of trilobites of the Order Asaphida. It is in the family Trinucleidae.[1]

Bettonolithus
Temporal range: 461–466 Ma
Bettonolithus Chamberlaini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Asaphida
Family: Trinucleidae
Genus: Bettonolithus
Morris, 1988

Fossil specimens have been found in the Lower Ordovician rocks of Gilwern Hill in Powys, Wales.

This trilobite was blind but anatomical evidence suggests it sifted organic matter on the seabed.

References

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  1. ^ "Bettonolithus UK Trinucleid Trilobite".