''Demeterops'' is a genus of
trilobites in the order
Phacopida, that existed during the lower
Ordovician in what is now the
United States. It was described by Pribyl and Vanek in 1985, and the
type species is ''Demeterops loella'', which was originally described as a dubious species in the genus ''
Pilekia'' by Demeter, in 1973. The new generic name honours the species' original author. The
type locality was the
Fillmore Formation
The Fillmore Limestone is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, ...
in
Utah.
Available Generic Names for Trilobites
P.A. Jell and J.M. Adrain.
References
External links
''Demeterops''
at the Paleobiology Database
Pilekiidae
Phacopida genera
Fossil taxa described in 1985
Ordovician trilobites
Extinct animals of the United States
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