Biology:Gigantopygus

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Gigantopygus
Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
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Gigantopygidae

Harrington, 1959
Genus:
Gigantopygus

Hupé, 1953
Type species
Gigantopygus papillatus
Species
  • G. angustalatus Hupé, 1954
  • G. papillatus Hupé, 1953
  • G. 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. 1.0 1.1 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20060905162524/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=307&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5560233 entry