Jeholops hongi Temporal range: Barremian |
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Jeholops (left), Chenops {right} | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Order: | Notostraca |
Genus: | Jeholops Hegna & Ren, 2010 |
Species: | J. hongi |
Binomial name | |
Jeholops hongi Hegna & Ren, 2010 |
Jeholops is an extinct genus of notostracan which existed in the Yixian Formation, inner Mongolia, China during the early Cretaceous period (Barremian age).[1] It was described by Thomas A. Hegna and Ren Dong in 2010, and the only species is Jeholops hongi.[1]
As with the genus Chenops, and unlike the modern genera Triops or Lepidurus, Jeholops lacked eyes.