Belotelson is a genus of crustaceans, in the extinct order Belotelsonidea, containing at least two species.[1] It was first named by Packard in 1886 from material found in the Mazon Creek lagerstätte in Illinois. Its fossils have been found in Pennsylvanian age rocks.[2]
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Order: | Belotelsonidea |
Family: | Belotelsonidae |
Genus: | Belotelson Packard, 1886 |
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External links
- "Large Mazon Creek Fossil Crustacean Belotelson". Fossilmseum.net.