Shaanxia

Shaanxia; Temporal range: Early Botomian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	† Artiopoda
Class:	† Trilobita
Order:	† Redlichiida
Family:	† Abadiellidae
Genus:	† Shaanxia ; Zhang & Lin, 1980

Last updated November 12, 2025

Shaanxia is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage,^[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.

References

1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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[Sepkoski-1] 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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