Gigantopygus

Gigantopygus
Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Redlichiida
Family: †Gigantopygidae
Genus: †Gigantopygus
Hupé, 1953
Type species
Gigantopygus papillatus
Species
  • Gigantopygus angustalatus Hupé, 1954
  • Gigantopygus papillatus Hupé, 1953
  • Gigantopygus bondoni Hupé, 1954

Gigantopygus is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage, a faunal stage during the Early Cambrian,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. Fossils are found in Morocco and Spain

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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