Guangyuanaspis

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Guangyuanaspis
Temporal range: Late Atdabanian [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Artiopoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Redlichiida
Family: Abadiellidae
Genus: Guangyuanaspis
Lu, Chang, Chien, Chu, Lin, Chow, Chien, Zhang & Wu, 1974

Guangyuanaspis is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the late Atdabanian stage, [1] which lasted from 530 to 524 million years ago during the early part of the Cambrian Period.

References

  1. 1 2 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.