Kootenia
''Kootenia'' is a genus of trilobites of the family Dorypygidae. 118 specimens of ''Kootenia'' are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.22% of the community. Its major characteristics are that of the closely related ''Olenoides ''Olenoides'' was a trilobite from the Cambrian period. Its fossils are found well-preserved in the Burgess Shale in Canada. It grew up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Etymology ''Olenoides'' – from ''Olenus'', in Greek mythology a man who, alon ...'', including medium size, a large glabella, and a medium-sized pygidium, but also a lack of the strong interpleural furrows on the pygidium that ''Olenoides'' has. Synonyms ''Kootenia'' is sometimes believed to be a junior synonym of ''Olenoides'' due to the marked similarities, and the fact that the main difference between them seems to be variable.Coppold, Murray and Wayne Powell (2006). ''A Geoscience Guide to the Burgess Shale'', p.59. The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation, ...
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