Chengjiangaspis

Chengjiangaspis
Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Redlichiida
Family: †Redlichiidae
Subfamily: †Wutingaspinae
Genus: †Chengjiangaspis
Zhang et al., 1980
Species:
†C. chengjiangensis
Binomial name
†Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis
Zhang et al., 1980

Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis is an extinct redlichiid trilobite that lived during the early part of the Botomian stage,[1] of the Early Cambrian period, which has lasted approximately 524 to 518.5 million years. It is a rare fossil found in strata just above the Maotianshan Shale, where the Chengjiang Biota are found.

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
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