Ceratarges
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Ceratarges was a genus
of Lichida
n Trilobite
from the Middle to Late Devonian. It lived in what is now Jbel Issoumour in Morocco
as a detritivore
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of Lichida
Lichida
Lichida is an order of typically spiny trilobite that lived from the Ordovician to the Devonian period.-Morphology:These trilobites usually have 8-13 thoracic segments. Their exoskeletons often have a grainy texture or have tubercles...
n Trilobite
Trilobite
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
from the Middle to Late Devonian. It lived in what is now Jbel Issoumour in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
as a detritivore
Detritivore
Detritivores, also known as detritophages or detritus feeders or detritus eaters or saprophages, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus . By doing so, they contribute to decomposition and the nutrient cycles...
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