Zhangshania

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Zhangshania
Temporal range: Late Botomian [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Artiopoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Redlichiida
Family: Gigantopygidae
Genus: Zhangshania
Li & Zhang, 1990

Zhangshania is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobite. It lived during the later 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. 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 September 5, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-12.