Gigantopygus
| Gigantopygus Temporal range: Early Botomian[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Redlichiida |
| Suborder: | Redlichiina |
| Superfamily: | Redlichioidea |
| Family: | Gigantopygidae Harrington, 1959 |
| Genus: | Gigantopygus Hupé, 1953 |
| Type species | |
| Gigantopygus papillatus | |
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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 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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